Pain Narratives in Greco-Roman Writings

328 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Why is it so difficult to talk about pain? As we do today, the Greeks and Romans struggled to communicate their pain: this required a rich and subtle vocabulary which had to be developed over time. Pain Narratives traces the development of this language in literary, philosophical, and medical texts from across antiquity: poets, physicians, and philosophers contributed to an ever-growing lexicon to articulate their own and others' feelings. The essays within this volume uncover the expanding Greco-Roman vocabulary of pain, analyse the medical discussions on pain symptoms, and explore the religious reinterpretations of pain concepts in late antiquity.

• Reihe: Brill
• ISBN: 9789004549487
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.07.2023
• Größe: 234 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV
• Herausgegeben von: Jacqueline Clarke