The ancient emotion of disgust:

"Disgust is an essential human emotion, relatively neglected even in recent scholarship taking the "emotional turn." Fifteen essays by historians and literary scholars examine disgust in theory and practice. Topics range from medicine, drama, oratory, historiography, fiction, biograph...

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Other Authors: Lateiner, Donald 1944- (Editor), Spatharas, Dēmos 20./21. Jh (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2017]
Series:Emotions of the past
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Disgust is an essential human emotion, relatively neglected even in recent scholarship taking the "emotional turn." Fifteen essays by historians and literary scholars examine disgust in theory and practice. Topics range from medicine, drama, oratory, historiography, fiction, biography, to the status of witches, eunuch priests, and theatrical professionals."...
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
"The present volume arose from a panel examining ancient disgust, convened at the Edinburgh 2014 Celtic Conference in Classics" - preface
Physical Description:xiii, 320 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780190604110

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