The Eye of the Beholder: Deformity and Disability in the Graeco-Roman World

by Robert Garland

Book Overview

This engrossing book was the first ever investigation into the plight of the disabled and deformed in Graeco-Roman society, drawing on a wealth of material, including literary texts, medical tracts, vase paintings, sculpture, mythology and ethnography. It is now issued in paperback for the first time with a new preface and updated bibliography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853997374
• ISBN13: 9781853997372
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"