The Wooden Horse: From Odysseus to Socrates Paperback - 2008
by Keld Zeruneith W Glyn Jones Russell L Dees W. Glyn Jones
- Used
The internationally recognized magisterial history that traces the development of modern Western thought to its origins in Ancient Greek literature
What is the foundation of the Western world's conceptionsof society, philosophy, and literature? By tracing theprocesses by which consciousness evolved from its rootsin the mother cults of Ancient Greece, world-renownedhistorian Keld Zerunieth seeks out the answer-his conclusion is the groundbreaking The Wooden Horse. Byexamining Homer's great epic poems, The Illiad and The Odyssey, Zeruneith explores this fundamental paradigm shift, which constituted nothing less than the liberation of the modern mind, providing startlingly original insight into the psychological forces behind the genesis of European and American culture.
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- Title The Wooden Horse: From Odysseus to Socrates
- Author Keld Zeruneith W Glyn Jones Russell L Dees W. Glyn Jones
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Latest Ed.
- Condition UsedVeryGood
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harry N. Abrams
- Date 2008-09-30
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52YZZZ003A50_ns
- ISBN 9781590200414 / 1590200411
- Weight 1.63 lbs (0.74 kg)
- Dimensions 8.97 x 6.06 x 1.4 in (22.78 x 15.39 x 3.56 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Mythology, Greek, Consciousness
- Dewey Decimal Code 126
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