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Ancient Olympics
AvNigel Spivey
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2012
147 kr
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The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means.Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. Victory was almost worth dying for, and a number of athletes did just that. Many more resorted to cheating and bribery. Contested always bitterly and often bloodily, the ancient Olympics were not an idealistic celebration of unity, but a clash of military powers in an arena not far removed from the battlefield.
Ancient Olympics
AvNigel Spivey
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
147 kr
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The word ''athletics'' is derived from the Greek verb ''to struggle for a prize''. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means.Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. Victory was almost worth dying for, and a number of athletes did just that. Many more resorted to cheating and bribery. Contested always bitterly and often bloodily, the ancient Olympics were not an idealistic celebration of unity, but a clash of military powers in an arena not far removed from the battlefield.
The Ancient Olympics
AvNigel Spivey
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
197 kr
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The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means.Nigel Spivey paints a portrait of the Greek Olympics as they really were - fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards, and losers faced scorn and even assault. Victory was almost worth dying for, and a number of athletes did just that. Many more resorted to cheating and bribery. Contested always bitterly and often bloodily, the ancient Olympics were not an idealistic celebration of unity, but a clash of military powers in an arena not far removed from the battlefield.
Looking at Greek Vases
AvTom Rasmussen,Nigel Spivey
Häftad, Engelska, 1991
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
443 kr
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An ancient Greek vase is a difficult object for the non-expert to come to terms with. Faced with rows of apparently undifferentiated black, red and buff pots, he or she is at a loss as to where to begin. Greek vases are treated as objets d'art in the modern world, but how much were they worth in the ancient? They are often used to demonstrate 'the Greek genius' and aspects of ancient Greek society, but why do many of them carry Eastern motifs, and why do so many turn up in Italy? Why were the Greeks not content with simple patterns on their pottery? What did the pictures on the pots mean to them? Why should a vase depict a scene from a play? These are the sorts of questions that this book, first published in 1991, attempts to answer. As the title implies, it is a series of 'looks' at Greek vases, offering suggestions on how to read the often complex images they present.
Greek Sculpture
AvNigel Spivey
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
497 kr
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Ancient Greek sculpture seems to have a timeless quality - provoking reactions that may range from awe to alienation. Yet it was a particular product of its age: and to know how and why it was once created is to embark upon an understanding of its 'Classic' status. In this richly illustrated and carefully written survey, encompassing works from c.700 BC to the end of antiquity, Nigel Spivey expounds not only the social function of Greek sculpture but also its aesthetic and technical achievement. Fresh approaches are reconciled with traditional modes of study as the connoisseurship of this art is sympathetically unravelled, while source material and historical narratives are woven into detailed explanations, putting the art into its proper context. Greek Sculpture is the ideal textbook for students of classics, classical civilisation, art history and archaeology - and an accessible account for all interested readers.
Songs on Bronze
Greek Myths Retold
AvNigel Spivey
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
125 kr
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Most of us would like to know the Greek myths better than we do, and in this book Cambridge academic and BBC presenter Nigel Spivey re-tells the Greek myths as the spellbinding stories they are. In exciting prose he tells of Jason and the Argonauts and the travels of Odysseus, of Oedipus's crime and Orpheus's excursion into the underworld among many more.
Greek Art
AvNigel Spivey
Häftad, Engelska, 1997
512 kr
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Greek Sculpture
AvNigel Spivey
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
585 kr
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Ancient Greek sculpture seems to have a timeless quality – provoking reactions that may range from awe to alienation. Yet it was a particular product of its age: and to know how and why it was once created is to embark upon an understanding of its ''Classic'' status. In this richly illustrated and carefully written survey, encompassing works from c.700 BC to the end of antiquity, Nigel Spivey expounds not only the social function of Greek sculpture but also its aesthetic and technical achievement. Fresh approaches are reconciled with traditional modes of study as the connoisseurship of this art is sympathetically unravelled, while source material and historical narratives are woven into detailed explanations, putting the art into its proper context. Greek Sculpture is the ideal textbook for students of classics, classical civilisation, art history and archaeology – and an accessible account for all interested readers.
Greek Sculpture
AvNigel Spivey
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2013
585 kr
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Ancient Greek sculpture seems to have a timeless quality – provoking reactions that may range from awe to alienation. Yet it was a particular product of its age: and to know how and why it was once created is to embark upon an understanding of its ''Classic'' status. In this richly illustrated and carefully written survey, encompassing works from c.700 BC to the end of antiquity, Nigel Spivey expounds not only the social function of Greek sculpture but also its aesthetic and technical achievement. Fresh approaches are reconciled with traditional modes of study as the connoisseurship of this art is sympathetically unravelled, while source material and historical narratives are woven into detailed explanations, putting the art into its proper context. Greek Sculpture is the ideal textbook for students of classics, classical civilisation, art history and archaeology – and an accessible account for all interested readers.
Songs on Bronze
The Greek Myths Made Real
AvNigel Spivey
Ljudbok
Engelska, 2006
270 kr
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Songs on Bronze is the first major retelling of Greek mythology in half a century; a set of lively, racy, dramatic versions of the great myths which, in a multicultural society, are recognized more than ever as stories without equal.
Modern translations of the Greek myths have often sought to instruct, to edify, or to impart a personal philosophy. Songs on Bronze is different. Nigel Spivey gives us the Greek myths as the spellbinding stories they are. In bold, sensuous prose, he tells of Demeter and Persephone, of Jason and the Argonauts, of the wrath of Achilles and the travels of Odysseus, of Oedipus’ crime and Orpheus’ excursion into the underworld. In his hands, these stories are revealed anew as outsize tales of love and strife, of secret compacts and open rivalries, of lust and desire.
Classical Civilization
A History in Ten Chapters
AvNigel Spivey
E-bok
Engelska, 2015
107 kr
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A concise and accessible study of the foundations, development and enduring legacy of the cultures of Greece and Rome, centred on ten locations of seminal importance in the development of Classical civilisation. Starting with Troy, where history, myth and cosmology fuse to form the origins of Classical civilisation, Nigel Spivey explores the contrasting politics of Athens and Sparta, the diffusion of classical ideals across the Mediterranean world, Classical science and philosophy, the eastward export of Greek culture with the conquests of Alexander the Great, the power and spread of the Roman imperium, and the long Byzantine twilight of Antiquity. A secure grasp of the nature of our Greek and Roman heritage is absolutely fundamental to a true understanding of contemporary European society and culture. Nigel Spivey outlines and explains that heritage with supreme passion, rigour and clarity.
Classical Civilization
A History in Ten Chapters
AvNigel Spivey
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
205 kr
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A concise and accessible study of the foundations, development and enduring legacy of the cultures of Greece and Rome, centred on ten locations of seminal importance in the development of Classical civilisation. Starting with Troy, where history, myth and cosmology fuse to form the origins of Classical civilisation, Nigel Spivey explores the contrasting politics of Athens and Sparta, the diffusion of classical ideals across the Mediterranean world, Classical science and philosophy, the eastward export of Greek culture with the conquests of Alexander the Great, the power and spread of the Roman imperium, and the long Byzantine twilight of Antiquity. A secure grasp of the nature of our Greek and Roman heritage is absolutely fundamental to a true understanding of contemporary European society and culture. Nigel Spivey outlines and explains that heritage with supreme passion, rigour and clarity.
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Sarpedon Krater
AvNigel Spivey
E-bok
Engelska, 2018
203 kr
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Once the pride of New York''s Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Sarpedon krater is a wine-mixing bowl crafted by two Athenians, Euxitheos (who shaped it) and Euphronios (who decorated it), in the late 6thc BC. The moving image Euphronios created for the krater, depicting the stricken Trojan hero Sarpedon being lifted from the battlefield by ''Sleep'' and ''Death'', was to have an influence that endured well beyond Antiquity. Nigel Spivey not only explores the particular culture that produced the vase, but also reveals how its central motif was elaborated throughout classical antiquity and then reworked as a Christian tableau. The Sarpedon Krater is both the extraordinary story of a small and occasionally scandalous object, once consigned to the obscurity of an Etruscan tomb, and a fascinating case study of the deep classical roots of the ideas and iconography of Western art.
Civilizația clasică. O istorie în zece capitole
AvNigel Spivey
E-bok
Rumänska, 2021
91 kr
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Nigel Spivey explorează bazele și moștenirea Greciei și a Romei antice prin intermediul a nouă orașe reale din lumea clasică și al unuia imaginar.Călătoria sa începe la ruinele Troiei – unde istoria, mitul și arheologia fuzionează pentru a forma originile civilizației clasice – și se termină în magnificul oraș Constantinopol, scena amurgului îndelungat al Antichității.Între acestea, Spivey vizitează orașele-stat grecești Atena și Sparta, călătorește spre vest către Siracuza în Sicilia, pentru a descoperi difuziunea idealurilor clasice în Bazinul Mediteraneean, apoi spre est, pe urmele lui Alexandru, în Alexandria și în orașul elenistic Pergam, în cele din urmă la Roma, satul de pe o coamă de deal care va deveni imperiu global, și spre ruinele impresionante ale Efesului, în Asia Mică. În Utopia, examinează realizările grecilor și romanilor în filosofie și în știință.O imagine clară despre moștenirea noastră greco-romană este fundamentală pentru înțelegerea reală a societății și culturii occidentale. Nigel Spivey evidențiază și explică tocmai această moștenire cu pasiune, rigoare și claritate. „Acesta este capitolul la care Spivey excelează: crearea accesibilității. În timp ce pregătirea lui de lector la Cambridge ne asigură un studiu incredibil de bine scris despre clasici, realizarea cea mai importantă este faptul că ne oferă un context pentru poveș tile sale.“ All About History„Istoria lumii clasice printr-un tur rapid al punctelor de interes cunoscute... o întreprindere care merită efortul.“ TLS„O lectură cu o rază de cuprindere și o profunzime impresionante.“ The Tablet„O carte excelentă, alegerea ideală pen tru o excursie pe malul Mediteranei.“ Times Higher EducationNIGEL SPIVEY este lector principal la Facultatea de Studii Clasice de la Universitatea Cambridge, unde este și membru al Colegiului Emmanuel. Printre cărțile sale se numără The Ancient Olympics (2012) și Greek Sculpture (2013). A fost prezentatorul seriei BBC/ PBS How Art Made the World (2005).

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Ancient Olympics

Ancient Olympics

The Ancient Olympics

Looking at Greek Vases

Greek Sculpture

Songs on Bronze

Greek Art

Greek Sculpture

Greek Sculpture

Songs on Bronze

Classical Civilization

Classical Civilization

Sarpedon Krater

Civilizația clasică. O istorie în zece capitole

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