Books: The Therapy of the Word in Classical Antiquity, Rotorua in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty for sale

No signatures. A fews spots of foxing. Some pencil marginalia on page xxi (which could be erased). Dust wrapper is price clipped. Some fading to spine of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; Text in English, translated from the Spanish"La Curacion por la Palabra en la Antiguedad Clasica". xxi, [1], 253 pages. Yellow cloth boards. Page dimensions: 216 x 138mm. The second chapter includes a section on The Magic Charm; Orphism; Dionysiac cult; The Cult of Apollo; Mysteries of Eleusis; The therapeuitc word in the temples of Ascelpius. Contents: Foreword; Preface; The Therapeutic Word in the Homeric Epic; From Homer to Plato; The Platonic Rationalization of the Charm; The Word in Hippocratic Medicine; The Power of the Word in Aristotle; Conclusion; Index of Authors. ; 8vo
Author
Pedro Lain Entralgo
Title
The Therapy of the Word in Classical Antiquity
Publisher name
Yale University Press, New Haven
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1970
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Abebof326d