The Eye of the Beholder

Deformity and Disability in the Graeco-Roman World

By:

Robert Garland

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Bcpaperbacks

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This engrossing book was the first ever investigation into the plight of the disabled and deformed in Graeco-Roman society, drawing on a wealth of material, including literary texts, medical tracts, vase paintings, sculpture, mythology and ethnography. It is now issued in paperback for the first time with a new preface and updated bibliography.

Author Biography:

Robert Garland is Professor of Classics at Colgate University, New York. He is the author of many books, including Hannibal (Ancients in Action series, 2010), Celebrity in Antiquity: From Media Tarts to Tabloid Queens (Classical Inter/Faces series, 2006), Surviving Greek Tragedy (2004) and Religion and the Greeks (Classical World series, 1994).

Release date Australia

August 31st, 2010

Author

Robert Garland

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

280

Series

Bcpaperbacks

Dimensions

156x234x23

ISBN-13

9781853997372

Product ID

7386601

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