Hypatia: The True Story

by Silvia Ronchey

Book Overview

This study reconstructs Hypatia's existential and intellectual life and her modern Nachleben through a reception-oriented and interdisciplinary approach. Unlike previous publications on the subject, Hypatia explores all available ancient and medieval sources as well as the history of the reception of the figure of Hypatia in later history, literature, and arts in order to illuminate the ideological transformations/deformations of her story throughout...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111245535
• ISBN13: 9783111245539
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary