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Item Details
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LOVE, SEX AND TRAGEDY
HOW THE ANCIENT WORLD SHAPES OUR LIVES |
| By: |
Simon Goldhill |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£16.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0226301176 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780226301174 |
| Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 October, 2004 |
| Pages: |
346 |
| Description: |
Offers a survey of the Greek and Roman roots of everything from our mania for "hard bodies" to our political systems. Encompassing Karl Marx, George W. Bush, and Sigmund Freud, the author traces both follies and fundamental philosophical questions through the centuries and continents to the birthplace of Western civilization as we know it. |
| Synopsis: |
In "Love, Sex & Tragedy" Simon Goldhill lifts the veil on our inheritance of classical traditions and offers a witty, engrossing survey of the Greek and Roman roots of everything from our overwhelming mania for "hard bodies" to our political systems. Encompassing Karl Marx, Clark Gable, George W. Bush, Oscar Wilde, and Sigmund Freud, Goldhill takes great delight in tracing both follies and fundamental philosophical questions through the centuries and continents to the birthplace of Western civilization as we know it. Underlying his brisk and learned excursions through history and art is the foundational belief, following Cicero, that learning about the classics makes a critical difference to our self-understanding. Whether we are considering the role of religion in contemporary society, our expectations about the boundaries between public and private life, or even how we spend our free time, recognizing the role of the classics is integral to our comprehension of modern life and our place in it. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations, 1 map, ports. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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