The Black Hunter: Forms of Thought and Forms of Society in the Greek World

by Pierre Vidal-Naquet

Book Overview

"No one can fail to admire the brilliance of the connections Vidal-Naquet suggests . . . Audacity has been characteristic of Vidal-Naquet's career from the start; it marked his activities as a historian engag in the political struggle; it is visible at work in every page of this book."-Bernard Knox, from the Foreword The black hunter travels through the mountains and forests of Greek mythology, living on the frontier of the city-state, of adulthood,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801859514
• ISBN13: 9780801859519
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"