Author: WOOD, MICHAEL (1936- )
Title: The road to Delphi : the life and afterlife of oracles / Michael Wood
Description: London : Chatto & Windus 2004. First British Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Light yellowing to page margins. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Minor library marks remain. Provenance: From the library of L. P. Coomer with his bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 271 pages; Physical description: 271p. ; 25cm. Summary: 'The Road to Delphi' offers a sympathetic and entertaining account of humanity's persistent belief in 'signs'. Beginning with the oracles of ancient Greece. Michael Wood traces the evolution of the 'culture of the oracle' in literature and in popular culture. Subjects: Oracles in literature -- Divination -- History.ISBN: 0701165464. Weight in Kg appr.:

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