How to kill a philosopher. The narrating of ancient greek philosophers' deaths in relation to their way of living

There is a general interest in ancient biographies about death scenes, particularly about unusual, terrible, and strange deaths. Indeed, in the mind of ancient biographers the death scene is the last chance to confirm and glorify a character definitively, or to punish him for his way of life, and, i...

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Autor: Grau Guijarro, Sergi
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Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Filòsofs antics
Classical biographies
Ancient philosophers
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title How to kill a philosopher. The narrating of ancient greek philosophers' deaths in relation to their way of living
spellingShingle How to kill a philosopher. The narrating of ancient greek philosophers' deaths in relation to their way of living
Grau Guijarro, Sergi
Biografies clàssiques
Filòsofs antics
Classical biographies
Ancient philosophers
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Filòsofs antics
Classical biographies
Ancient philosophers
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Filòsofs antics
Classical biographies
Ancient philosophers
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