Road to Delphi : The Life and Afterlife of Oracles

Name: Road to Delphi : The Life and Afterlife of Oracles
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ISBN: 9780374526108

ISBN-10: 0374526109

ISBN-13: 9780374526108

Edition: 2003

Authors: Michael Wood

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An erudite, eloquent, and wide-ranging examination of oracles by one of our most creative literary critics For thousands of years, and in many different cultures, cities, and states, individuals have consulted oracles in time of need. In this fascinating exploration of the history and enduring popularity of oracles, Michael Wood examines how they are interpreted and why. The inherent ambiguity of many oracular pronouncements and the ingenuity and tendentiousness of many readings of them form the basis for Wood’s analyses of oracles, both real and imagined. Using examples from actual oracles at Delphi, Dodona, and in pre-Hispanic America to fictional—but influential—oracles in literature…

Book details

Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 8.75" wide x 5.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

On the road	p. 3
The Clever Animals	p. 5
What God, Which God, Where?	p. 20
So Much for Nero	p. 41
The way back	p. 61
The Death of the King	p. 63
What Are Such Things?	p. 81
Sibyls and Poets	p. 103
Calling home	p. 131
The Death of Oracles	p. 133
Can the Devil Speak True?	p. 157
Vestiges	p. 181
Dead or alive	p. 209
Medicine and Probability	p. 211
Our Astrology	p. 229
Off the road	p. 251
Bibliography	p. 255
Acknowledgments	p. 265
Index	p. 267
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