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The Ancient Sea: The Utopian and Catastrophic in Classical Narratives and Their Reception Hardcover -
by Hamish Williams (Editor); Ross Clare (Editor)
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- Title The Ancient Sea: The Utopian and Catastrophic in Classical Narratives and Their Reception
- Author Hamish Williams (Editor); Ross Clare (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 328
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Liverpool University Press
- ISBN 9781802077605 / 180207760X
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Cultural Region: Italy
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The Ancient Sea: The Utopian and Catastrophic in Classical Narratives and their Reception
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Hardback. New. In the ancient Mediterranean world, the sea was an essential domain for trade, cultural exchange, communication, exploration, and colonisation. In tandem with the lived reality of this maritime space, a parallel experience of the sea emerged in narrative representations from ancient Greece and Rome, of the sea as a cultural imaginary. This imaginary seems often to oscillate between two extremes: the utopian and the catastrophic; such representations can be found in narratives from ancient history, philosophy, society, and literature, as well as in their post-classical receptions.<p></p> <p><i>Utopia</i> can be found in some imaginary island paradise far away and across the distant sea; the sea can hold an unknown, mysterious, divine wealth below its surface; and the sea itself as a powerful watery body can hold a liberating potential. The utopian quality of the sea and seafaring can become a powerful metaphor for articulating political notions of the…
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The Ancient Sea The Utopian and Catastrophic in Classical Narratives and their Reception
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Liverpool University Press, 2023. Hardcover. New. 311 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.
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