Wisdom and CunningKnowing Words: Wisdom And Cunning In The Classical Traditions Of China And Greece (Myth And Poetics)
Rare and modern books
Raphals Lisa
ornell University Press, 1992,
Wisdom and CunningKnowing Words: Wisdom And Cunning In The Classical Traditions Of China And Greece (Myth And Poetics)
Rare and modern books
Raphals Lisa
ornell University Press, 1992,
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- Author
- Raphals Lisa
- Publishers
- ornell University Press, 1992
- Keyword
- CINA China Chine
- Cover description
- As New
- Binding description
- H
- Dust jacket
- True
- State of preservation
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Inscribed
- False
- First edition
- False
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8vo, Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xviii, 304 p., 23 cm. <br> "For the Greeks, the craft of Odysseus and the wisdom of Athena were examples of metis, an elusive cast of mind that ranged from wisdom and forethought to craft and cunning. Although it informed many aspects of Greek society, metis was all but absent from the language of Greek philosophy. Invoking indigenous Chinese debates, Lisa Raphals here examines the role and significance of metic intelligence in classical Chinese philosophy, literature, history, and military strategy."
