{"product_id":"wonder-and-the-marvelous-in-hellenistic-literature-9783119145053","title":"Wonder and the Marvelous in Hellenistic Literature","description":"This volume explores the concepts of wonder and the marvelous in literary and philosophical texts from the fourth and third centuries BCE. It argues that wonder-an emotion whose distinct cognitive significance was recognized early in Greek culture-is depicted by Hellenistic writers as the defining emotion of knowledge acquired through literature. In this context, these authors use wonder as a means of engaging allusively with the relationship between knowledge, literature, and philosophy, in close dialogue with Plato's and Aristotle's theories of wonder-the earliest theoretical conceptualization of this emotion in Western culture and a key element in these philosophers' critique of literature's cognitive value. By examining the works of Theopompus, Callimachus, Aratus, and Apollonius of Rhodes-while also considering important figures such as Xenophon, Chrysippus, and the Historians of Alexander-this book reconstructs this important cultural debate. It demonstrates how wonder functions as a literary tool to reaffirm literature's capacity to convey cognitively and ethically meaningful content, bridging a gap in modern studies on wonder - a crucial topic for understanding the history of Western civilization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alessandro Giardini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e de Gruyter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes #197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783119145053","brand":"de Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45156084973705,"sku":"9783119145053","price":131.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4e8f1de7-f557-4d13-b4a5-46bb848e4ae0.jpg?v=1768294575","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/wonder-and-the-marvelous-in-hellenistic-literature-9783119145053","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}