Book contents
- Aggregation and Antithesis in Ancient Greece
- Aggregation and Antithesis in Ancient Greece
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Note on the Text
- Chapter 1 Defining Terms
- Chapter 2 Homer
- Chapter 3 Opposites in Ionian Cosmology
- Chapter 4 Opposites in the Cosmology of Magna Graecia
- Chapter 5 Visual Art from the Near East to Greece
- Chapter 6 The Unity of Opposites in the Fifth Century: Tragedy and Vase-Painting
- Chapter 7 Plato
- References
- Index of Principal Passages
- General Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2025
Book contents
- Aggregation and Antithesis in Ancient Greece
- Aggregation and Antithesis in Ancient Greece
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Note on the Text
- Chapter 1 Defining Terms
- Chapter 2 Homer
- Chapter 3 Opposites in Ionian Cosmology
- Chapter 4 Opposites in the Cosmology of Magna Graecia
- Chapter 5 Visual Art from the Near East to Greece
- Chapter 6 The Unity of Opposites in the Fifth Century: Tragedy and Vase-Painting
- Chapter 7 Plato
- References
- Index of Principal Passages
- General Index
- References
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