Symptom and the Subject - The Emergence of the Physical Body in Ancient Greece

Zusatztext "[I]t is a richly argued and instructive work. . . . [I]ts value lies in its synthesis and breadth of the sources. The material Holmes has gathered! not only medical and philosophical! but also literary! backed by solid bibliographical reference throughout and presented through a thorough examination! is impressive! making the volume a stimulating read from a variety of perspectives." ---Chiara Thumiger! Classical World Informationen zum Autor Brooke Holmes is assistant professor of classics at Princeton University. Klappentext ""The Symptom and the Subject" is intellectually challenging! beautifully written! deeply thought out! and closely researched in primary and secondary materials. I found myself utterly engrossed by its arguments."--James I. Porter! University of California! Irvine "Brilliant and important! this book tackles nothing less than the discovery of the body as a cultural and conceptual category in Greek antiquity. The book ranges over Homer and archaic poetry! the Sophists! philosophy! tragedy! and--most unusually and originally--the medical writings of the Hippocratic corpus! to construct a compelling account of historical developments."--Leslie Kurke! University of California! Berkeley Zusammenfassung Takes a look at how the physical body first emerged in the West as both an object of knowledge and a mysterious part of the self. This book highlights with fresh importance how classical Greek discoveries made possible deeply influential ways of thinking about the human subject.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brooke Holmes, Holmes Brooke
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.05.2010
• EAN: 9780691138992
• ISBN: 978-0-691-13899-2
• Pagine: 360
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; History of Ideas, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory