The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus

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The school of Greek philosopher Epicurus, which became known as the Garden, famously put great stock in happiness and pleasure. As a philosophical community, and a way of seeing the world, Epicureanism had a centuries-long life in Athens and Rome, as well as across the Mediterranean.

The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus studies how the Garden's outlook on pleasure captured Greek and Roman imaginations---particularly among non-Epicureans---for...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0472118080

ISBN13:9780472118083

Release Date:April 2012

Publisher:University of Michigan Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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