Myth Into Art

Poet and Painter in Classical Greece

AvH. A. Shapiro

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Myth into Art is a comparative study of mythological narrative in Greek poetry and the visual arts. Thirty of the major myths are surveyed, focusing on Homer, lyric poetry and Attic tragedy. On the artistic side, the emphasis is on Athenian and South Italian vases. The book offers undergraduate students an introduction both to mythology and to the use of visual sources in the study of Greek myth.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-12-17
Mått:156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:220
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138138322

Utforska kategorier

Konstböcker inom Kultur
Konsthistoria inom Kultur
Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

H.A.Shapiro is Professor of Classics at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Recensioner i media

'Shapiro extends to students and their lecturers an extremely compelling invitation to study Greek myth as it should be studied, holistically through the visual as well as the textual documentation.' - Scholia Reviews

Innehållsförteckning

1 INTRODUCTION The world of Greek myth, The place of the poet, The place of the artist, Poet and painter: Narrative strategies 2 EPIC Homer’s Iliad: The Trojan War, Homer’s Odyssey: The wanderings and homecoming of Odysseus, Hesiod: The creation of Pandora 3 LYRIC Stesichoros: Herakles and Geryon, Pindar’s victory odes, Bacchylides: Dithyrambs, 4 DRAMA Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides