Agents of Change in the Greco-Roman and Early Modern Periods Ten Case Studies in Agency in Innovation

"Who or what makes innovation spread? Ten case-studies from Greco-Roman Antiquity and the early modern period address human and non-human agency in innovation. Was Erasmus the 'superspreader' of the use of New Ancient Greek? How did a special type of clamp contribute to architectural...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Castelli, Silvia, 1973- editor (editor), Sluiter, I. (Ineke), editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill [2023]
Edición:First edition
Colección:Euhormos: Greco-Roman studies in anchoring innovation ; Volume 4.
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Sumario:"Who or what makes innovation spread? Ten case-studies from Greco-Roman Antiquity and the early modern period address human and non-human agency in innovation. Was Erasmus the 'superspreader' of the use of New Ancient Greek? How did a special type of clamp contribute to architectural innovation in Delphi? What agents helped diffuse a new festival culture in the eastern parts of the Roman empire? How did a context of status competition between scholars and poets at the Ptolemaic court help deify a lock of hair? Examples from different societal domains illuminate different types of agency in historical innovation"--
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9789004680012