Visualizing the invisible with the human body : Physiognomy and ekphrasis in the ancient world

Visualizing the invisible with the human body Physiognomy and ekphrasis in the ancient world

Physiognomy and ekphrasis are two of the most important modes of description in antiquity and represent the necessary precursors of scientific description. The primary way of divining the characteristics and fate of an individual, whether inborn or acquired, was to observe the patient's externa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Cale Johnson, J. (Editor), Johnson, J. Cale, editor (editor), Stavru, Alessandro, editor
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2020
Berlin ; Boston : [2019]
Colección:Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures
Materias:
750-1258
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
History of science
Griechenland > Altertum
Indien
Mesopotamien
Römisches Reich
Physiognomy Description Ekphrasis
Literary collections.
Early works.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430454106719

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