The Aesthetics of the Greek Banquet Images of Wine and Ritual |
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Author:
| Lissarrague, François |
Translator:
| Szegedy-Maszak, Andrew |
Series title: | Princeton Legacy Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-63326-8 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $87.00 |
Book Description:
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In deepening our understanding of the symposium in ancient Greece, this book embodies the wit and play of the images it explains: those decorating Athenian drinking vessels from the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The vases used at banquets often depict the actual drinkers who commissioned their production and convey the flowing together of wine, po
In deepening our understanding of the symposium in ancient Greece, this book embodies the wit and play of the images it explains: those decorating Athenian drinking vessels from the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The vases used at banquets often depict the actual drinkers who commissioned their production and convey the flowing together of wine, po