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OverviewLike us, the ancient Greeks and Romans came to know and understand the world through their senses. Yet sensory experience has rarely been considered in the study of antiquity and, when the senses are examined, sight is regularly privileged. 'Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses' presents a radical reappraisal of antiquity's textures, flavours, and aromas, sounds and sights. It offers both a fresh look at society in the ancient world and an opportunity to deepen the reading of classical literature. The book will appeal to readers in classical society and literature, philosophy and cultural history. All Greek and Latin is translated and technical matters are explained for the non-specialist. The introduction sets the ancient senses within the history of aesthetics and the subsequent essays explores the senses throughout the classical period and on to the modern reception of classical literature. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shane Butler (University of Bristol, UK) , Alex Purves (UCLA, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Acumen Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781844655618ISBN 10: 184465561 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 31 August 2013 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis agenda-setting collection challenges us to look beyond the 'visual/textual' paradigm and gives us a taste of the fascinating sensual and aesthetic possibilities afforded by the other senses, individually and in concert. - Victoria Wohl - University of Toronto Previous forays into a sensory approach to the Classical world have been somewhat disparate, and an entire volume on the topic is to be welcomed - The thirteen chapters in this volume range widely from Homer to Quintilian, and flirt with all of the five senses as recognised in a modern western sensorium (vision, hearing, touch, taste and olfaction), individually and in a more multisensory manner. - Digressus: The Internet Journal for the Classical World This agenda-setting collection challenges us to look beyond the 'visual/textual' paradigm and gives us a taste of the fascinating sensual and aesthetic possibilities afforded by the other senses, individually and in concert. - Victoria Wohl - University of Toronto Author InformationShane Butler is Professor of Classics at UCLA. Alex Purves is Associate Professor of Classics at UCLA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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