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The Mirror of the Self
Shadi Bartsch
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Description for The Mirror of the Self
Hardcover. People in the ancient world thought of vision as an ethical tool and a tactile sense. Gazing upon someone was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility also introduced an erotic element. This title asserts that these links among vision, sexuality, and self-knowledge are key to the understanding of the self. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
People in the ancient world thought of vision as both an ethical tool and a tactile sense, akin to touch. Gazing upon someone - or oneself - was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility introduced an erotic element as well. In "The Mirror of the Self", Shadi Bartsch asserts that these links among vision, sexuality, and self-knowledge are key to the classical understanding of the self. Weaving together literary theory, philosophy, and social history, Bartsch traces this complex notion of self from Plato's Greece to Seneca's Rome. She starts by showing how ancient authors ... Read more
People in the ancient world thought of vision as both an ethical tool and a tactile sense, akin to touch. Gazing upon someone - or oneself - was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility introduced an erotic element as well. In "The Mirror of the Self", Shadi Bartsch asserts that these links among vision, sexuality, and self-knowledge are key to the classical understanding of the self. Weaving together literary theory, philosophy, and social history, Bartsch traces this complex notion of self from Plato's Greece to Seneca's Rome. She starts by showing how ancient authors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226038353
SKU
V9780226038353
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About Shadi Bartsch
Shadi Bartsch is the Ann L. and Lawrence B. Buttenwieser Professor of Classics and a member of the Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World at the University of Chicago. She has served as the editor of Classical Philology and is the author of several books, including, most recently, Ideology in Cold Blood: A Reading of Lucan's "Civil War."
Reviews for The Mirror of the Self
"A powerful book on an excellent topic from a distinguished author. It's likely to appeal to a good range of scholars in classics and beyond." - Simon Goldhill, author of Love, Sex & Tragedy"