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The Age of Grace: Charis in Early Greek Poetry
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Full Title:
The Age of Grace: Charis in Early Greek Poetry
Contributors:
By (Author) Bonnie MacLachlan
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: poetry and poets
Ancient history
Dewey:
881.010938
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
214
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
28g
Description
Although "grace" in today's secular usage often connotes beauty or good manners, to the ancient Greeks it was both an aesthetic and a moral concept central to social order--a transformative power grounded in favor, thanks, repayment, delight, pleasure, and, above all, reciprocity. Here Bonnie MacLachlan explores the Greek concept of grace, or chari
