ISBN: 9781332721610 - the athenian oracle: a selection (classic reprint) (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a fascinating lens into a time when media and popular culture were assuming the shapes we recognise today, solidifying journalism's role in society. It explores the origins of that relationship through the Athenian Oracle, a publication which existed from 1690 to 1720 and is considered the first periodical to both engage with and inform popular tastes. The book does this by presenting a selection of the Oracle's most memorable questions and answers across a wide range of categories including love, courtship, science, and religion, providing both a glimpse into the every day concerns of the period and the attitudes which surrounded them. Through these entries, the author shows how the Oracle provided a platform for intellectual and cultural exchange, and played a key role in the development of modern media and its impact on the Western world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…