- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (pages cm.)
- Summary
- "Why is it so difficult to talk about pain? As we do today, the Greeks and Romans struggled to communicate their pain: this required a rich and subtle vocabulary which had to be developed over time. Pain Narratives traces the development of this language in literary, philosophical, and medical texts from across antiquity: poets, physicians, and philosophers contributed to an ever-growing lexicon to articulate their own and others' feelings. The essays within this volume uncover the expanding Greco-Roman vocabulary of pain, analyse the medical discussions on pain symptoms, and explore the religious reinterpretations of pain concepts in late antiquity"--
- Series Statement
- Studies in ancient medicine, 0925-1421 ; 58
- Uniform Title
- Pain narratives in Greco-Roman writings (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2023020584
- OCLC
- ssj0002866288
- Title
Pain narratives in Greco-Roman writings [electronic resource] : studies in the representation of physical and mental suffering / edited by Jacqueline R. Clarke, Daniel King, Han Baltussen.
- Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
- Series
Studies in ancient medicine, 0925-1421 ; 58
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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- Added Author
Clarke, Jacqueline, 1964-
King, Daniel, 1983-
Baltussen, Han.