The road to Delphi : the life and afterlife of oracles
Wood, Michael, 1936-2005
Book
'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.
Main title:
The road to Delphi : the life and afterlife of oracles / Michael Wood.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Pimlico, 2005.
Collation:
271 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2003; London: Chatto & Windus, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-263) and index.
ISBN:
9781844135363 (pbk)
Dewey class:
809.9337A133.324809
Language:
English
BRN:
343249