Themes of Beauty in classical/ancient literature
I am looking for a list of primary sources from ancient Greek or Roman writings with themes of beauty. I need about 20 sources. Thanks.
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Aesthetics as a distinct branch on enquiry really comes into its own in the eighteenth century. Before, that works specifically devoted to art and beauty are rare; it is more common to find comments on those themes interspersed in works devoted to other subjects. So, the few texts that are specifically focused on these topics are obvious first choices. The most significant are Plato's, first and foremost ...
Early Civilizations Matrix
Please help. I need to complete an extensive early civilizations matrix from Prehistory to the time of the Romans, Egyptians, Greeks and Juadeo Christians. Its a little complicated for me and assistance will be greatly appreciated. The task is as follows:
For each civilization (see the list), note the details of key political, socioeconomic, technological, artistic, musical, architectural, philosophical, and literary developments which were evidenced in the humanities. Provide names, titles, dates, brief desriptions of salient impacts.
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Civilzations List:
Prehistoric,Mesopotamian, Ancient Egyptian,Archaic Greek, Aegean, Classical Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, Judaic , early Christian, Byzantium, Islamic