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910620t19921992nju b 001 0 eng |
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$a28149227$a60055216 |
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20
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$a0691069336$q(acid-free paper) |
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20
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$a9780691069333$q(acid-free paper) |
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20
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$a0691037884$q(pbk.) |
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20
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$a9780691037882$q(pbk.) |
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$a(OCoLC)24064787$z(OCoLC)28149227$z(OCoLC)60055216 |
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$a328221$cTLC |
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$aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dUKM$dUBA$dBAKER$dNLGGC$dBTCTA$dLVB$dYDXCP$dSXC$dGEBAY$dEXW$dOCLCQ$dZWZ$dBDX$dOCLCF$dOCLCQ$dOCL$dOCLCO$dOCLCQ$dDEBBG$dOCLCO$dUtOrBLW |
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$aPA3015.G44$bR65 1992 |
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82
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$a809/.93591$220 |
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$aRomm, James S.$eauthor. |
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$aThe edges of the earth in ancient thought :$bgeography, exploration, and fiction /$cJames S. Romm. |
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$aPrinceton, New Jersey :$bPrinceton University Press,$c[1992] |
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$cÃ1992 |
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300
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$axvi, 228 pages ;$c22 cm |
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$atext$btxt$2rdacontent |
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$aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia |
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Note:Bibliog |
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$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. |
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$aThe "edges of the earth" became the basis of a literary tradition, surveyed here, revealing that the Greeks, and to a somewhat lesser extent the Romans, saw geography not as a branch of physical science but as an important literary genre. |
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$tIntroduction: Geography as a Literary Tradition --$tThe Boundaries of Earth --$tBoundaries and the Boundless --$tOcean and Cosmic Disorder --$tRoads around the World --$tHerodotus and the Changing World Picture --$tAristotle and After --$tEthiopian and Hyperborean --$tThe Blameless Ethiopians --$tThe Fortunate Hyperboreans --$tArimaspians and Scythians --$tThe Kunokephaloi --$tWonders of the East --$tBefore Alexander --$tMarvel-Collectors and Critics --$tThe Late Romance Tradition --$tUltima Thule and Beyond --$tAntipodal Ambitions --$tThe North Sea Coast --$tThe Headwaters of the Nile --$tThe Atlantic Horizon --$tGeography and Fiction --$tOcean and Poetry --$tThe Voyage of Odysseus --$tPytheas, Euhemerus, and Others --$tThe Fictions of Exploration --$tEpilogue: After Columbus. |
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$aClassical literature$xHistory and criticism. |
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650
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$aGeography in literature. |
