Doubt and skepticism in antiquity and the renaissance / Michelle Zerba.

By:

Zerba, Michelle

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Cambridge universty press, 2012.Description: ix, 260 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781107024656

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DDC classification:

121.509 ZER

Summary: This book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the forms and uses of doubt in the works of Homer, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Cicero, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, and Montaigne. Through a close analysis of the literary and philosophical texts by these key authors, Michelle Zerba argues that doubt is a defining experience in both antiquity and the Renaissance, consistently pushing the boundaries of thought and representation.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference	Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai	ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS	நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor	121.509 ZER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	338511

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the forms and uses of doubt in the works of Homer, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Cicero, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, and Montaigne. Through a close analysis of the literary and philosophical texts by these key authors, Michelle Zerba argues that doubt is a defining experience in both antiquity and the Renaissance, consistently pushing the boundaries of thought and representation.

Doubt and skepticism in antiquity and the renaissance / Michelle Zerba.

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