In the orbit of love : affection in ancient Greece and Rome /
"This book is about love in the classical world - not erotic passion but the love that binds together intimate members of a family and close friends, but may also include a wider range of individuals for whom we care deeply. Among the topics discussed are friendship, loyalty, gratitude, grief,...
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | [2018] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Summary: |
"This book is about love in the classical world - not erotic passion but the love that binds together intimate members of a family and close friends, but may also include a wider range of individuals for whom we care deeply. Among the topics discussed are friendship, loyalty, gratitude, grief, and civic solidarity"-- |
Carrier Form: | xii, 212 pages ; 22 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-204) and index. |
ISBN: |
9780190887872 0190887877 |
Index Number: | DF78 |
CLC: |
C913.1 C912.11-091.984 C912.11-091.985 |
Call Number: | C912.11-091.985/K826 |
Contents: | Love and friendship -- Loyalty : the missing virtue -- Gratitude and liberality -- Grief and the self -- Love and the state. |