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The Symptom and the Subject: The Emergence of the Physical Body in Ancient Greece Brooke Holmes
The Symptom and the Subject: The Emergence of the Physical Body in Ancient Greece
Brooke Holmes
The Symptom and the Subject takes an in-depth look at how the physical body first emerged in the West as both an object of knowledge and a mysterious part of the self. Beginning with Homer, moving through classical-era medical treatises, and closing with studies of early ethical philosophy and Euripidean tragedy, this book rewrites the traditional
384 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 3, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691163406 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 233 × 155 × 35 mm · 594 g |
| Language | English |