Sophrosyne: Self-knowledge and Self-restraint in Greek Literature

Helen North

Sophrosyne: Self-knowledge and Self-restraint in Greek Literature
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Sophron Editor
Published
11 February 2019
Pages
494
ISBN
9780999140192

Sophrosyne: Self-knowledge and Self-restraint in Greek Literature

Helen North

The most complete treatise on the lost virtue of sophrosyne. Traces the meaning of this untranslatable word from Homer to St. Augustine. Essential reading to anyone who wishes to understand the ancient mind, Greek, Roman or Christian.

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