Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses by Shane Butler, Alex C. Purves

The Senses in Antiquity

Synaesthesia and the Ancient Senses

Shane Butler, Alex C. Purves

240 pages 2013

1 edition

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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. 'Synae...

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