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The Eye of the Beholder: Deformity and Disability in the Graeco-Roman World
The Eye of the Beholder Deformity and Disability in the GraecoRoman World
Author: Robert Garland
Garland here offers the first detailed investigation of the plight of those Greeks and Romans who, owing either to deformity or to disability, did not meet their society's exacting criteria for the ideal human form. Drawing on classical drama and poetry, historical works, medical tracts, vase painting and sculpture, mythology, and ethnography, G...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801431449
ISBN-10: 0801431441
Pages: 222
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Publisher: Cornell University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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