Beauty: The Fortunes of an Ancient Greek Idea

New York: Oup Usa (2014)
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What makes something beautiful? In this engaging, elegant study, David Konstan turns to ancient Greece to address the nature of beauty

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BH108.K66 2014

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9780199927265   019992726X   9780190663445   0190663448
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