From Polypragmon to Curiosus: Ancient Concepts of Curious and Meddlesome Behaviour

Author:   Matthew Leigh (Professor of Classical Languages in Literature and Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199668618


Pages:   262
Publication Date:   25 April 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Matthew Leigh (Professor of Classical Languages in Literature and Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9780199668618


ISBN 10:   0199668612
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   25 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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CONTENTS ; ABBREVIATIONS ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; 1. Polypragmosyne and Periergia from Thucydides to Theophrastus ; 2. Translating Polypragmosyne ; 3. Polypragmosyne and Empire ; 4. Polypragmosyne and the Divine ; 5. Polypragmosyne, Periergia, and the Language of Criticism ; CONCLUSION ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX RERUM ET NOMINUM ; INDEX LOCORUM

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From Polypragmon to Curiosus constructs the concept of curiosity not as a static cognitive representation, but as a rather dynamic model... The Classical Journal Online


From Polypragmon to Curiosus constructs the concept of curiosity not as a static cognitive representation, but as a rather dynamic model... * The Classical Journal Online *


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Matthew Leigh is Fellow and Tutor in Classical Languages and Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford. He is author of Lucan: Spectacle and Engagement (1997) and Comedy and the Rise of Rome (2004), as well as numerous articles on Greek and Latin literature and culture.

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