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Autore |
Watts Edward Jay <1975-> |
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Titolo |
Hypatia : the life and legend of an ancient philosopher / / Edward J. Watts |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-065914-9 |
0-19-021004-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women philosophers - Egypt |
Women philosophers |
Egypt |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A Lenten Murder; 1 Alexandria; 2 Childhood and Education; 3 The School of Hypatia; 4 Middle-Age; 5 A Philosophical Mother and Her Children; 6 The Public Intellectual; 7 Hypatia's Sisters; 8 Murder in the Street; 9 The Memory of Hypatia; 10 A Modern Symbol; Reconsidering a Legend. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Hypatia: The Life and Legend of an Ancient Philosopher brings to life Hypatia's intellectual and political triumphs, uncovers the unique challenges she faced as a female teacher in a man's world, details the tragic story of her murder, and shows why her story has fascinated people for 1600 years. |
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