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Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry

Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry - Sather Classical Lectures

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Publisher's Synopsis

The ancient Greeks devoted a significant portion of their poetic and artistic energy to exploring themes of death. Vermeule examines the facts and fictions of Greek death, including burial and mourning, visions of the underworld, souls and ghosts, the value of heroic death in battle, the quest for immortality, the linked powers of death, sleep, and love, and more.

Book information

ISBN: 9780520044043
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 704.94912850938
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 285
Weight: 571g
Height: 254mm
Width: 170mm
Spine width: 18mm