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100 1 $aKönig, Jason,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe folds of Olympus :$bmountains in ancient Greek and Roman culture /$cJason König.
246 30 $aMountains in ancient Greek and Roman culture
264 1 $aPrinceton :$bPrinceton University Press,$c[2022]
264 4 $c©2022
300 $axxx, 444 pages :$billustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 383-417) and indexes.
520 $a"A cultural and literary history of mountains in classical antiquityThe mountainous character of the Mediterranean was a crucial factor in the history of the ancient Greek and Roman world. The Folds of Olympus is a cultural and literary history that explores the important role mountains played in Greek and Roman religious, military, and economic life, as well as in the identity of communities over a millennium--from Homer to the early Christian saints. Aimed at readers of ancient history and literature as well as those interested in mountains and the environment, the book offers a powerful account of the landscape at the heart of much Greek and Roman culture.Jason König charts the importance of mountains in religion and pilgrimage, the aesthetic vision of mountains in art and literature, the place of mountains in conquest and warfare, and representations of mountain life. He shows how mountains were central to the way in which the inhabitants of the ancient Mediterranean understood the boundaries between the divine and the human, and the limits of human knowledge and control. He also argues that there is more continuity than normally assumed between ancient descriptions of mountains and modern accounts of the picturesque and the sublime.Offering a unique perspective on the history of classical culture, The Folds of Olympus is also a resoundingly original contribution to the literature on mountains."--$cDust jacket.
650 0 $aClassical literature$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aMountains in literature.
650 0 $aMountains$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aMountains in popular culture.
650 0 $aCivilization, Classical.
650 0 $aCivilization, Ancient.
650 6 $aLittérature ancienne$xHistoire et critique.
650 6 $aMontagnes dans la littérature.
650 6 $aCivilisation ancienne.
650 7 $aCivilization, Ancient.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00862946
650 7 $aCivilization, Classical.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00862996
650 7 $aClassical literature.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00863509
650 7 $aMountains in literature.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01028388
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411635
776 08 $iebook version :$z9780691238494
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