Secrets of the oracle : a history of wisdom from Zeno to Yeats /

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What is wisdom? Where does it come from? Where can we find it? And what does it mean in our lives?Shaw explores these questions by turning to the works of wisdom writers, whose words retain their meaning and transformative power even centuries after they were written.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shaw, W. David (William David) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2009
Temas:
Wisdom > History.
Wisdom in literature.
Wisdom literature > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Oracles in literature.
Sagesse > Histoire.
Sagesse dans la littérature.
Littérature sapientiale > Critique, interprétation, etc.
Oracles dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Semiotics & Theory.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Oracles in literature
Wisdom
Wisdom in literature
Wisdom literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:What is wisdom? Where does it come from? Where can we find it? And what does it mean in our lives?Shaw explores these questions by turning to the works of wisdom writers, whose words retain their meaning and transformative power even centuries after they were written.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 387 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-373) and index.
ISBN:9781442697904
1442697903
9781442685307
1442685301

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