EAN: 9783515138499

THE SENSES ON EDGE?

Ancient literature abounds with portrayals of and reflections on sensory experience  yet there
has been no systematic study of its more extreme and marginal phenomena  be it a loss of the
senses or their overstimulation. This volume on Graeco-Roman perceptions of sensory experience
therefore investigates the aspect of the extreme from multiple angles  encompassing
philosophical  social  and literary perspectives. The contributions analyse texts spanning from
the Greek Classical period to Roman Late Antiquity and from epigram to epic. They investigate
both textual strategies of evoking sensory experiences that were considered extreme by certain
agents or groups and the discourses that evolved around them in their socio-cultural context.
The volume thereby adds to the flourishing field of sensory studies within Classics by mapping
out the sensory extreme and exploring its interrelation with affect and emotion.

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