Agents of Change in the Greco-Roman and Early Modern Periods Ten Case Studies in Agency in Innovation
"Who or what makes innovation spread? Ten case-studies from Greco-Roman Antiquity and the early modern period address human and non-human agency in innovation. Was Erasmus the 'superspreader' of the use of New Ancient Greek? How did a special type of clamp contribute to architectural...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Leiden, The Netherlands :
Brill
[2023]
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Euhormos: Greco-Roman studies in anchoring innovation ;
Volume 4. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009761921306719 |
| Summary: | "Who or what makes innovation spread? Ten case-studies from Greco-Roman Antiquity and the early modern period address human and non-human agency in innovation. Was Erasmus the 'superspreader' of the use of New Ancient Greek? How did a special type of clamp contribute to architectural innovation in Delphi? What agents helped diffuse a new festival culture in the eastern parts of the Roman empire? How did a context of status competition between scholars and poets at the Ptolemaic court help deify a lock of hair? Examples from different societal domains illuminate different types of agency in historical innovation"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9789004680012 |
