ENGLISH

Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry

By Emily Vermeule

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1981
ISBN
0520044045, 9780520044043
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16824569 bytes)
Series
Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit Sather Classical Lectures 46
Pages
286\286
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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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