The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus

by Pamela Gordon

The school of Greek philosopher Epicurus, which became known as the Garden, famously put great stock in happiness and pleasure. As a philosophical community, and a way of seeing the world, Epicureanism had a centuries-long life in Athens and Rome, as well as across the Mediterranean.

The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus studies how the Garden's outlook on pleasure captured Greek and Roman imaginations---particularly among non-Epicureans---for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472118080
• ISBN13: 9780472118083
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"