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The Trojan Horse and Other Stories: Ten Ancient Creatures That Make Us Human
The Trojan Horse and Other Stories: Ten Ancient Creatures That Make Us Human
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The idea that our humanity is entangled with the non-human has a long and venerable history, going back to classical antiquity. This book explores how the ancient world mobilized concepts of the animal and animality to conceive of the human in a variety of ways, challenging our understanding of who we are.
Format: Hardback
Length: 380 pages
Publication date: 11 January 2024
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Ever since Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, the answer to these questions has pointed to our own intrinsic animal nature. Yet the idea that, in one way or another, our humanity is entangled with the non-human has a much longer and more venerable history. In the West, it goes all the way back to classical antiquity. This grippingly written and provocative book boldly reveals how the ancient world mobilised concepts of the animal and animality to conceive of the human in a variety of illuminating ways. Through ten stories about marvelous mythical beings – from the Trojan Horse to the Cyclops, and from Androcles' lion to the Minotaur – Julia Kindt unlocks fresh ways of thinking about humanity that extend from antiquity to the present and that ultimately challenge our understanding of who we really are.
Ever since Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, the answer to these questions has pointed to our own intrinsic animal nature. Yet the idea that, in one way or another, our humanity is entangled with the non-human has a much longer and more venerable history. In the West, it goes all the way back to classical antiquity. This grippingly written and provocative book boldly reveals how the ancient world mobilised concepts of the animal and animality to conceive of the human in a variety of illuminating ways. Through ten stories about marvelous mythical beings – from the Trojan Horse to the Cyclops, and from Androcles' lion to the Minotaur – Julia Kindt unlocks fresh ways of thinking about humanity that extend from antiquity to the present and that ultimately challenge our understanding of who we really are.
Weight: 736g
Dimension: 161 x 237 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009411387
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