The Sea in the Greek Imagination
‘The sea is everywhere in the Greek landscape.’ So opens Marie-Claire Beaulieu (M.C.B.)’s new study, and her discussion goes on to show that this geographical ubiquity is matched by a cultural and psychological one. By examining the place of the sea in the Greek imagination, she delivers insights i...
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| Dans: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/kernos, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Kernos
2017
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | ‘The sea is everywhere in the Greek landscape.’ So opens Marie-Claire Beaulieu (M.C.B.)’s new study, and her discussion goes on to show that this geographical ubiquity is matched by a cultural and psychological one. By examining the place of the sea in the Greek imagination, she delivers insights into a broad swathe of ancient thought, belief, anxieties and customs. Her central contention is that ‘the sea is a mediating space in Greek mythology’ (p. 16), and she proceeds to explore the manif... |
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