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 in...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Centre
[2016]
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Kernos
Year: 2016, Volume: 29, Pages: 467-469 |
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Book review
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| Summary: | ‘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 manife... |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kernos
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4000/kernos/2448 |