The Sea in the Greek Imagination

‘The sea is everywhere in the Greek landscape.’ So opens Marie-Claire Beaulieu (M.C.B.)’s new study, and her discussion goes on to show that this geographical ubiquity is matched by a cultural and psychological one. By examining the place of the sea in the Greek imagination, she delivers insights in...

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Main Author: Aston, Emma (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Centre [2016]
In: Kernos
Year: 2016, Volume: 29, Pages: 467-469
Further subjects:B Book review
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Summary:‘The sea is everywhere in the Greek landscape.’ So opens Marie-Claire Beaulieu (M.C.B.)’s new study, and her discussion goes on to show that this geographical ubiquity is matched by a cultural and psychological one. By examining the place of the sea in the Greek imagination, she delivers insights into a broad swathe of ancient thought, belief, anxieties and customs. Her central contention is that ‘the sea is a mediating space in Greek mythology’ (p. 16), and she proceeds to explore the manife...
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4000/kernos/2448