- 244 pages
- English
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The Delphic Maxims in Literature
About this book
A study of the three ancient (500 BC) Delphic maxims and how they were interpreted by the Greeks and Romans. Wilkins suggests that these principles were so widely held that it eventually found its way into early Christian belief where it was able to grow.
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Table of contents
- Title page
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER II - ἘΓΓΤΑ, ΠΑΡΑ ΔἈΤΗ IN LITERATURE
- CHAPTER III - MHΔEN AΓAN IN LITERATURE
- CHAPTER IV - ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥΤΟΝ IN GREEK AND LATIN LITERATURE
- CHAPTER V - THE THEME OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
- CHAPTER VI - ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΤΤΟΝ AND THE THEME OF SELF-KNOWLEDGE IN THE LITERATURE OF THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
- CHAPTER VII - MAXIM AND THEME IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE
- CHAPTER VIII - ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥΤΟΝ IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE PERIOD FROM 1775 TO 1875
- CHAPTER IX - ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥΤΟΝ IN GERMAN AND FRENCH LITERATURE FROM 1775 TO 1875
- CHAPTER X - MAXIM AND THEME IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE FROM 1775 TO 1875
- CHAPTER XI - MAXIM AND THEME IN PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE FROM 1875--
- Further Reading