From polypragmon to curiosus :: ancient concepts of curious and meddlesome behavior /

This study examines the semantic field covered by the Greek term polypragmon, its synonyms periergos and philopragmon, and their closest Latin equivalent curiosus. The linking factor between these terms is that of intense engagement with a particular object. This can lead to censure of behaviour on...

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Main Author: Leigh, Matthew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This study examines the semantic field covered by the Greek term polypragmon, its synonyms periergos and philopragmon, and their closest Latin equivalent curiosus. The linking factor between these terms is that of intense engagement with a particular object. This can lead to censure of behaviour on the part of an individual or a community that so interferes in the proper affairs of others as to become meddlesome. Yet the same terms can also be used in order to praise intense scholarly work and devotion to investigation. This latter factor is particularly strong in Greek writers of the Hellenistic period and after and in much Latin writing. A wide range of evidence is considered from the fifth century bc to the end of pagan antiquity.
Item Description:Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 1, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780191645686
0191645680
9780191745843
0191745847

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