Jean-Pierre Vernant has profoundly transformed our perceptions of ancient Greece. Published in 1991, this collection of nineteen essays probes deeply into themes of enduring interest--death, the body, the soul, the individual, and relations between mortals and immortals; the mask, the mirror, the image, and the imagination; the self and the other, and, more broadly, the concept of otherness itself, or alterity.
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Jean-Pierre Vernant has profoundly transformed our perceptions of ancient Greece. Published in 1991, this collection of nineteen essays probes deeply into themes of enduring interest--death, the body, the soul, the individual, and relations between mortals and immortals; the mask, the mirror, the image, and the imagination; the self and the other, and, more broadly, the concept of otherness itself, or alterity.
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Fair. Some internal markings but an otherwise nice paperback Acceptable, Reading copy only, with writing/markings, bumps/creasing, and heavy wear. Standard-sized.
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Used Good. May have creasing and edgewear, corner bumping. Possible owner name, highlighting and/or underlining. NOT ex-library. Pencil notes and highlighting on many pages.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 3x2x0; A nice hardcover in a protective Mylar sleeve with a crisp dust jacket, a tight binding and an unmarked text. From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours a tracking number and delivery confirmation.
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Near-Fine. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Pub by Princeton Univ Press, 1992, stated 1st Princeton pbk printing. Near-Fine cond. softcover in full color pict wraps, no spine-crease. Prev owner's date & place neatly on ffep. 341pp incl index. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall Near-Fine cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
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Very Good. 0691019312. Ffep has creasing to foreedge. Initial in ink to front inner cover 'N' (Jenifer Neils).; This collection of nineteen essays delves into themes such as: death, the body, the soul, the individual, and relations between mortals and immortals; the mask, the mirror, the image, and the imagination; the self and the other, and the concept of otherness itself, or "alterity." "Vernant's work ranges across the entire field of ancient Greek religion, philosophy, and literature and joins exacting philological scholarship to exciting and innovative theoretical paradigms. Not since Jane Harrison and Gilbert Murray has a classicist commanded the attention of non-classicists in the way Vernant has over the last twenty-five years."--Choice; Mythos; 352 pages.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0691068313. Light Foxing to DJ flaps and textblock. Else very minor shelfwear. Book in plastic sleeve. DJ a bit yellowed.; This collection of nineteen essays delves into themes such as: death, the body, the soul, the individual, and relations between mortals and immortals; the mask, the mirror, the image, and the imagination; the self and the other, and the concept of otherness itself, or "alterity." "Vernant's work ranges across the entire field of ancient Greek religion, philosophy, and literature and joins exacting philological scholarship to exciting and innovative theoretical paradigms. Not since Jane Harrison and Gilbert Murray has a classicist commanded the attention of non-classicists in the way Vernant has over the last twenty-five years."--Choice; 352 pages.
