Information about the author

Mark Bradley is Associate Professor of Ancient History at the University of Nottingham.

Blurb

The first comprehensive introduction to the role of smell in the history, literature and society of classical antiquity, "Smell and the Ancient Senses" examines the ways in which the olfactory sense contributed to our perceptions of bodies, environments, behaviour and morality.

Summary

The first comprehensive introduction to the role of smell in the history, literature and society of classical antiquity, "Smell and the Ancient Senses" examines the ways in which the olfactory sense contributed to our perceptions of bodies, environments, behaviour and morality.

Table of contents

Contents - Introduction: What is a nose? Mark Bradley, 1st Smell and epistemology in ancient me.