The edges of the earth in ancient thought, geography, exploration, and fiction, James S. Romm
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The edges of the earth in ancient thought, geography, exploration, and fiction, James S. Romm
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The edges of the earth in ancient thought
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
1105557690
Responsibility statement
James S. Romm
Sub title
geography, exploration, and fiction
Summary
The "edges of the earth" became the basis of a literary tradition, surveyed here, revealing that the Greeks, and to a somewhat lesser extent the Romans, saw geography not as a branch of physical science but as an important literary genre
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- Geografia (historia)
- Géographie + Dans la littérature
- Classical literature + History and criticism
- Géographie antique
- Weltbild
- HISTORY + Ancient + General
- Classical literature
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY + Literary
- Literatur
- Miscelanea latina (literatura)
- Electronic books
- Exotismus
- Miscelanea grega (literatura)
- Geschichte 800 v. Chr.-200
- Littérature antique + Thèmes, motifs
- Klassieke oudheid
- Géographie + Histoire
- Ideengeschichte Anfänge-500
- Terre + Dans la littérature
- Géographie dans la littérature
- Wereldbeeld
- Nonfiction
- Classical literatures + Special subjects + Geography
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Weltende
- Geography in literature
- Antike
- Littérature ancienne + Histoire et critique
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- Creator1
- Genre3
- Subject28
- Geografia (historia)
- Géographie + Dans la littérature
- Classical literature + History and criticism
- Géographie antique
- Weltbild
- HISTORY + Ancient + General
- Classical literature
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY + Literary
- Literatur
- Miscelanea latina (literatura)
- Electronic books
- Exotismus
- Miscelanea grega (literatura)
- Geschichte 800 v. Chr.-200
- Littérature antique + Thèmes, motifs
- Klassieke oudheid
- Géographie + Histoire
- Ideengeschichte Anfänge-500
- Terre + Dans la littérature
- Géographie dans la littérature
- Wereldbeeld
- Nonfiction
- Classical literatures + Special subjects + Geography
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Weltende
- Geography in literature
- Antike
- Littérature ancienne + Histoire et critique
- Content1
- Other version1
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