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Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses by Shane Butler & Alex Purves is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
What is Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses about?
Like us, the ancient Greeks and Romans came to know and understand the world through their senses. Yet sensory experience has rarely been considered in the study of antiquity and, when the senses are examined, sight is regularly privileged. 'Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses' presents a radical reappraisal of antiquity's textures, flavours, and aromas, sounds and sights. It offers both a fresh look at society in the ancient world and an opportunity to deepen the reading of classical literature
Who reads Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Shane Butler & Alex Purves
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781844655618
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- Language Learning, History, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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