In the Orbit of Love: Affection in Ancient Greece and Rome

by David Konstan

This book is about love in the classical world - not erotic passion but the kind of love that binds together intimate members of a family and very close friends, but which may also be extended to include a wider range of individuals for whom we care deeply. The book begins with a discussion of friendship, focusing particularly on the Greek notion that in friendship the identities of two friends all but merge into one. The book then turns to the question...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190887877
• ISBN13: 9780190887872
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.3"