The Moon in the Greek and Roman Imagination: Myth, Literature, Science and Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9781108716284 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 336 str.

Karen Ní Mheallaigh

Opis

A deep dive into the Moon's powerful influence on ancient intellectual history, as a playground for the scientific imagination.

Recenzje

'The book will interest historians of ideas, scholars of ancient science and philosophy, and anyone engaged with science fiction. Recommended.' P. Nieto, Choice

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations, text references and translations; Part I. The Moon in the Mythic Imagination: Introduction: to the Moon! Journey into the ancient scientific imagination; 1. The Moon in ritual, myth and magic; Part II. The Moon in the Scientific Imagination: 2. Making sense of the Moon: philosophy and science; 3. Life on the Moon: between philosophy, science and fantasy; 4. The Moon of many faces: Plutarch's great lunar dialogue De facie; Part III. The Moon in the Fantastic Imagination: 5. The imaginary Moon: lunar journeys; 6. Selçnoskopia: the Moon-view from fiction to reality; Envoi: the legacy of ancient selenography; Bibliography; Index.