The edges of the earth in ancient thought
Subtitle: geography, exploration, and fiction
By: James S. Romm.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Classical literature -- History and criticism.; Geography in literature.
Description: The "edges of the earth" became the basis of a literary tradition, surveyed here, revealing that the Greeks, and to a somewhat lesser extent the Romans, saw geography not as a branch of physical science but as an important literary genre.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.