Hocus Pocus. At the school for sorcerers in Greece and Rome.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 15785 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 290 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2012 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251030173 |
Spells, love spells, bewitchments, and the evil eye: the Ancients, fascinated by the occult and the fantastic, have repeatedly failed to live up to their reputation as eternal reasoners. Who knows, in fact, that the first magic wand was that of the god Hermes, that Harry Potter's flying broomsticks originated with Lucian of Samosata, or that the formula abracadabra appears for the first time in a Latin grimoire from the 3rd century AD? From magic potions to enchanted mixtures, more than 120 extracts from the Belles Lettres translations invite the reader to lean over the cauldron and contemplate the captivating imagination of the Romans and Greeks. Evil ceremonies, nocturnal imprecations, infernal invocations, enchanting talismans, and bewitched statuettes: welcome to the school of ancient wizards! “Bookmarks” collection from Belles Lettres.
Spells, love spells, bewitchments, and the evil eye: the Ancients, fascinated by the occult and the fantastic, have repeatedly failed to live up to their reputation as eternal reasoners. Who knows, in fact, that the first magic wand was that of the god Hermes, that Harry Potter's flying broomsticks originated with Lucian of Samosata, or that the formula abracadabra appears for the first time in a Latin grimoire from the 3rd century AD? From magic potions to enchanted mixtures, more than 120 extracts from the Belles Lettres translations invite the reader to lean over the cauldron and contemplate the captivating imagination of the Romans and Greeks. Evil ceremonies, nocturnal imprecations, infernal invocations, enchanting talismans, and bewitched statuettes: welcome to the school of ancient wizards! “Bookmarks” collection from Belles Lettres.