Wonder and the Marvelous in Hellenistic Literature
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-914505-3 (ISBN)
This volume explores the concepts of wonder and the marvelous in literary and philosophical texts from the fourth and third centuries BCE.
It argues that wonder-an emotion whose distinct cognitive significance was recognized early in Greek culture-is depicted by Hellenistic writers as the defining emotion of knowledge acquired through literature. In this context, these authors use wonder as a means of engaging allusively with the relationship between knowledge, literature, and philosophy, in close dialogue with Plato's and Aristotle's theories of wonder-the earliest theoretical conceptualization of this emotion in Western culture and a key element in these philosophers' critique of literature's cognitive value.
By examining the works of Theopompus, Callimachus, Aratus, and Apollonius of Rhodes-while also considering important figures such as Xenophon, Chrysippus, and the Historians of Alexander-this book reconstructs this important cultural debate. It demonstrates how wonder functions as a literary tool to reaffirm literature's capacity to convey cognitively and ethically meaningful content, bridging a gap in modern studies on wonder - a crucial topic for understanding the history of Western civilization.
Alessandro Giardini, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.06.2025 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes ; 197 |
| Verlagsort | Berlin/Boston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 501 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike | |
| Schlagworte | Classical Philosophy • Hellenistic literature • Hellenistische Literatur • Philosophie der Antike • wonder • Wunder |
| ISBN-10 | 3-11-914505-X / 311914505X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-11-914505-3 / 9783119145053 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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