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Ideal Library of Odysseys. From Homer to Fortunatus.
SINTES Claude.

Ideal Library of Odysseys. From Homer to Fortunatus.

The Beautiful Letters
€29,90 €0,00
N° d'inventaire 26118
Format 12.5 x 19
Détails 352 p., paperback.
Publication Paris, 2022
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782251453491
Contrary to what is sometimes believed, people traveled a lot in Antiquity, on foot, on horseback, by car, especially by boat, the most convenient way – although uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous – to go quickly and far. And far, it really could be, the Mediterranean in all directions of course, but also India, the coasts of tropical Africa, the heart of the Sahara, among the barbarians or even to the Moon! Accompanied by maps, the texts in this Ideal Library explain the reasons for departure, evoke the destinations, the surprises and the disappointments. They also speak of us, mirrors held up to the enthusiasms and fears of all strange elsewheres. There we find those who courageously throw themselves into the unknown, those who walk comfortably, those who would not want to leave but must, those who stay and are sad, those who complain and those who marvel, a whole human palette from the sublime to the mediocre, all the emotions too, Homer who enchants us, Aristophanes who makes us laugh, Simonides who makes us cry...
Contrary to what is sometimes believed, people traveled a lot in Antiquity, on foot, on horseback, by car, especially by boat, the most convenient way – although uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous – to go quickly and far. And far, it really could be, the Mediterranean in all directions of course, but also India, the coasts of tropical Africa, the heart of the Sahara, among the barbarians or even to the Moon! Accompanied by maps, the texts in this Ideal Library explain the reasons for departure, evoke the destinations, the surprises and the disappointments. They also speak of us, mirrors held up to the enthusiasms and fears of all strange elsewheres. There we find those who courageously throw themselves into the unknown, those who walk comfortably, those who would not want to leave but must, those who stay and are sad, those who complain and those who marvel, a whole human palette from the sublime to the mediocre, all the emotions too, Homer who enchants us, Aristophanes who makes us laugh, Simonides who makes us cry...