Title: The edges of the earth in ancient thought
First published: 1992
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.
Subjects: Classical literature, History and criticism, Geography in literature, Classical literature, history and criticism, Littérature ancienne, Histoire et critique, Géographie dans la littérature, Antike, Exotismus, Literatur, Weltbild, Weltende, Klassieke oudheid, Wereldbeeld, Geografia (historia), Miscelanea grega (literatura), Miscelanea latina (literatura), Littérature antique, Thèmes, motifs, Géographie, Dans la littérature, Histoire, Géographie antique, Terre, Ideengeschichte Anfänge-500, Geschichte 800 v. Chr.-200
LC classification: PA3015.G44 R65 1992