Hypatia : the life and legend of an ancient philosopher / / Edward J. Watts
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 |
| ©2017 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 186/.4 |
| 186.4 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Women philosophers - Egypt |
| Women philosophers | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Egypt |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Hypatia |
| ISBN: | 0-19-065914-9 |
| 0-19-021004-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910159002603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Women in antiquity.