Prozac on the Couch
Author(s): Yale
To penetrate the intricate maze of lore and ascertain what history can tell us about the philosopher, Riedweg not only examines the written record but also considers Pythagoras within the cultural, intellectual, and spiritual context of his times.
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"Christoph Riedweg fully treats the archaic school or cult founded by Pythagoras. He gives a rich picture of Pythagoras as a figure of legend, with abundant details from the Neoplatonist 'Lives' of Pythagoras, including many supernatural exploits and edifying stories. - Charles H. Kahn, author of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans"
Christoph Riedweg is Professor of Classics at the University of Zurich. He has been appointed director of the Swiss institute in Rome for 2005-2009. Steven Rendall is the translator of more than two dozen books from French and German, including Lethe: The Art and Critique of Forgetting, by Harald Weinrich, also from Cornell.
General Fields
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- : yale
- : yale
- : 0.413
- : 29 March 2005
- : 229mm X 152mm X 19mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Yale
- : -
- : 182.2
- : 216
- : 2 line drawings, 1 map, 1 table
