ENGLISH

Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry

By Emily Vermeule

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780520310827
DOI
10.1525/9780520310827
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
43 MB (45540652 bytes)
Series
Sather Classical Lectures; 46
Edition
Reprint 2020
Pages
288\286
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 18:52:48

Description

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.

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