The Eye of the Beholder

The Eye of the Beholder

Deformity and Disability in the Graeco-Roman World

by Robert Garland

280 pages· 2010· ISBN 9781853997372
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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.

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