Myth and Society in Ancient Greece |
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Author:
| Vernant, Jean-Pierre |
Translator:
| Lloyd, Janet |
ISBN: | 978-0-942299-17-5 |
Publication Date: | Sep 1990 |
Publisher: | Zone Books
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $56.99 |
Book Description:
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Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies.
Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies.