Dreams and Experience in Classical Antiquity / / William V Harris.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Harris, William V,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Abbreviations --; Preface --; Introduction: Then and Now --; I. From Epiphany to Episode: A Revolution in the Description of Dreams --; II. Greek and Roman Dreams that Were Really Dreamt --; III. Greek and Roman Opinions about the Truthfulness of Dreams --; IV. Naturalistic Explanations --; Conclusions --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674053977; 9783110442205; 9783110459517; 9783110662566
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674053977
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: William V Harris.

From the Iliad to Aristophanes, from the gospel of Matthew to Augustine, Greek and Latin texts are constellated with descriptive images of dreams. This cultural history of dreams in antiquity draws on both contemporary post-Freudian science and careful critiques of the ancient texts. Harris takes an elusive subject and writes about it with rigor and precision, reminding us of specificities, contexts, and changing attitudes through history.