Doubt and skepticism in antiquity and the Renaissance / Michelle Zerba.
Author/creator |
Zerba, Michelle, 1953- |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. |
Description | x, 260 pages ; 24 cm |
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Contents | "Farewell the tranquil mind": tragic doubt in Homer's Iliad, Sophocles' Philoctetes, and Shakespeare's Othello -- Comic skepticism and polytropic strategies in Homer's Odyssey, Aristophanes' Women of the Thesmophoria, and Shakespeare's As you like it -- Skepticism, politics, and rhetoric in the works of Cicero, Machiavelli, and Montaigne. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
LCCN | 2012009157 |
ISBN | 9781107024656 (hardback) |
ISBN | 110702465X (hardback) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | BD215 .Z47 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |