A Cultural History of Exploration in Antiquity Vol. 1 edited by Daniela Dueck

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dueck, Daniela, editor.

Series:

Cultural histories series

The Cultural Histories Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

Discoveries in geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury Academic 2024

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Throughout history (and pre-history) human societies have been characterized by mobility, whether for survival, to escape from conflict or adversity, to pursue economic advantage or for conquest and colonization. While exploration driven wholly by curiosity is a modern phenomenon, the desire to explore seems ingrained in human nature, as is evidenced by the earliest Greek myths and legends - Jason and the Argonauts in the Black Sea and the adventures of Odysseus transmitted through the Homeric epics. A Cultural History of Exploration in Antiquity covers the idea and practice of the earliest known explorations in human history. Its primary focus is on the ancient Greeks and Romans who played such a significant role in advancing geographical knowledge through their expeditions and writings. But it also addresses how humanity spread across the globe, identifying inducements to explore during a period in which technology did not support long-distance travel and the accomplishments of exploration were often anonymous. In any era, exploration cannot be defined purely in terms of geography-it involves language, culture, materiality, and values, all of which change from one culture to the next. Drawing upon both visual and textual sources, A Cultural History of Exploration in Antiquity presents an overview of the period and examines key cultural case studies on the themes of technologies of exploration; motivations and methodologies for exploration; ideal and idealized explorer typologies; the explored and their explorations; verbalizing exploration; visualizing exploration; and authority, finance, and exploration

Contents:

Series Preface, Lauren Beck Introduction, Daniela Dueck 1. Technologies of Exploration, Pascal Arnaud 2. Motivations and Methodologies for Exploration, Colin Adams 3. Ideal and Idealized Explorer Typologies, Serena Bianchetti 4. The Explored and their Explorations, Joseph Skinner 5. Verbalizing Exploration, Chiara Maria Mauro 6. Visualizing Exploration, Johannes Wietzke 7. Authority, Finance, and Exploration, Paul Kosmin Bibliography Notes on contributors Index

ISBN:

9781350100787

OCLC:

1506197028