GERMAN

Being Alone in Antiquity: Greco-Roman Ideas and Experiences of Misanthropy, Isolation and Solitude

By Rafał Matuszewski (editor)

Book information

Publisher
de Gruyter
Year
2021
ISBN
9783110758078, 9783110757934
DOI
10.1515/9783110758078
Language
german
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2499161 bytes)
Pages
479\0
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-07-26 13:00:03

Description

This volume aims to provide an interdisciplinary examination of various facets of being alone in Greco-Roman antiquity. Its focus is on solitude, social isolation and misanthropy, and the differing perceptions and experiences of and varying meanings and connotations attributed to them in the ancient world. Individual chapters examine a range of ancient contexts in which problems of solitude, loneliness, isolation and seclusion arose and were discussed, and in doing so shed light on some of humankind’s fundamental needs, fears and values.

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