| Describing Greece: Landscape and Literature in the Periegesis of Pausanias Contributor(s): Hutton, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521072247 ISBN-13: 9780521072243 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Examines the most important work of non-fiction travel literature in antiquity, Pausanias' Description of Greece. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 913.804 |
| Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: William Hutton provides the first exhaustive literary study of the Periegesis Hellados, the most important example of non-fictional travel literature in ancient Greek, to appear in nearly one hundred years. He examines Pausanias' arrangement and expression of his material and evaluates his authorial choices in light of the contemporary literary currents of the day and the cultural milieu of the Roman empire in the time of Hadrian and the Antonines. The descriptions offered in the Periegesis Hellados are also examined in the context of the archaeological evidence available for the places Pausanias visited. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hutton, William: - William Hutton is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at the College of William & Mary, Virginia. He has published articles on classical studies in Minos and Ancient History Bulletin. |