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The invention and gendering of Epicurus / Pamela Gordon.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Gordon, Pamela, 1957-
Contributor:
Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Epicureans (Greek philosophy).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (233 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
How a study of anti-Epicurian discourse can lead us to a better understanding of the cultural history of Epicurianism.
Contents:
Intro
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The First Lampoons of Epicurus
Chapter 2: Odysseus and the Telos
Chapter 3: A Woman Named "Pleasing"
Chapter 4: Virtus and Voluptas
Chapter 5: The Material Epicurean
Conclusion: The Size of the Sun and the Gender of the Philosopher
Works Cited
Index Locorum
General Index.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on information from the publisher.
ISBN:
9786613582041
9781280486814
1280486813
9780472028177
0472028170
OCLC:
793207862
Publisher Number:
10.3998/mpub.1826277

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