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Art and Myth in Ancient Greece

Author : T. H. Carpenter
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500776059
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Art and Myth in Ancient Greece written by T. H. Carpenter and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek myths are so much part of our culture that we tend to forget how they entered it in the first place. Visual sources vase paintings, engraved gems and sculpture in bronze and stone often pre-date references to the myths in literature, or offer alternative, unfamiliar tellings. In some cases visual art provides our only evidence, as there is no surviving account in ancient Greek literature of such important stories as the Fall of Troy, or Theseus and the Minotaur. T. H. Carpenters book is the first comprehensive, scholarly yet succinct survey of myth as it appears in Greek art. Copiously illustrated, it is an essential reference work for everybody interested in the art, drama, poetry or religion of ancient Greece. With this handbook as a guide, readers will be able to identify scenes from myth across the full breadth of archaic and classical Greek art.

Art and Myth in Ancient Greece

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Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Art and Myth in Ancient Greece written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the representation of Greek mythology in ancient Greek art.

Life, Myth, and Art in Ancient Greece

Author : Emma Stafford
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780892367733
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book Life, Myth, and Art in Ancient Greece written by Emma Stafford and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ancient Greece is one of the wellsprings of Western civilization. It transformed and has continued to refresh our architecture, drama, literature, art, philosophy, and politics. Life, Myth, and Art in Ancient Greece is a richly illustrated guide to this heritage and to its roots in the beliefs, rituals, and artistic achievements of an extraordinary culture." "This book covers themes that have long inspired the imagination, including myths of the gods and goddesses who intervened in-human affairs ; the voyages and conflicts of the heroes, from Herakles to Odysseus ; the many columned temples that studded the Greek empire from Athens to Sicily and Asia Minor ; the Dionysian rites of revelry and inebriation ; the Eleusinian mysteries, so secret that even today we can only speculate about what they involved ; major sites such as the Acropolis and the complex formed around the oracle at Delphi ; and the original Olympic games."

Greek Myth and Western Art

Author : Karl Kilinski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107013321
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Greek Myth and Western Art written by Karl Kilinski and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated book examines the legacy of Greek mythology in Western art from the classical era to the present. Tracing the emergence, survival, and transformation of key mythological figures and motifs from ancient Greece through the modern era, it explores the enduring importance of such myths for artists and viewers in their own time and over the millennia that followed.

The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology

Author : Roger D. Woodard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107495113
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology written by Roger D. Woodard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-11-12 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Roger Woodard brings together a group of the world's most authoritative scholars of classical myth to present a thorough treatment of all aspects of Greek mythology. Sixteen original articles guide the reader through all aspects of the ancient mythic tradition and its influence around the world and in later years. The articles examine the forms and uses of myth in Greek oral and written literature, from the epic poetry of 8th century BC to the mythographic catalogues of the early centuries AD. They examine the relationship between myth, art, religion and politics among the ancient Greeks and its reception and influence on later society from the Middle Ages to present day literature, feminism and cinema. This Companion volume's comprehensive coverage makes it ideal reading for students of Greek mythology and for anyone interested in the myths of the ancient Greeks and their impact on western tradition.

Art and Myth in Ancient Greece

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Total Pages : 256 pages
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Download or read book Art and Myth in Ancient Greece written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Myth Into Art

Author : H. A. Shapiro
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134916906
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Myth Into Art written by H. A. Shapiro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Myth and History in Ancient Greece

Author : Claude Calame
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691114587
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Myth and History in Ancient Greece written by Claude Calame and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-22 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surely the ancient Greeks would have been baffled to see what we consider their "mythology." Here, Claude Calame mounts a powerful critique of modern-day misconceptions on this front and the lax methodology that has allowed them to prevail. He argues that the Greeks viewed their abundance of narratives not as a single mythology but as an "archaeology." They speculated symbolically on key historical events so that a community of believing citizens could access them efficiently, through ritual means. Central to the book is Calame's rigorous and fruitful analysis of various accounts of the foundation of that most "mythical" of the Greek colonies--Cyrene, in eastern Libya. Calame opens with a magisterial historical survey demonstrating today's misapplication of the terms "myth" and "mythology." Next, he examines the Greeks' symbolic discourse to show that these modern concepts arose much later than commonly believed. Having established this interpretive framework, Calame undertakes a comparative analysis of six accounts of Cyrene's foundation: three by Pindar and one each by Herodotus (in two different versions), Callimachus, and Apollonius of Rhodes. We see how the underlying narrative was shaped in each into a poetically sophisticated, distinctive form by the respective medium, a particular poetical genre, and the specific socio-historical circumstances. Calame concludes by arguing in favor of the Greeks' symbolic approach to the past and by examining the relation of mythos to poetry and music.

Life, Myth, and Art in Ancient Rome

Author : Tony Allan
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780892368211
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (682 download)

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Download or read book Life, Myth, and Art in Ancient Rome written by Tony Allan and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, the Romans made their city the center of an empire unsurpassed in size and influence for more than a thousand years. Its rich legacy shaped the medieval world and continues to amaze us today. Life, Myth, and Art in Ancient Rome celebrates the many achievements of Roman culture and delves into its fascinating dark side. Romans erected structures so well-built and engineered that they still stand millennia later, yet these same buildings also showcased blood sports as public entertainment. The Romans instituted just government, impartial legal and political institutions, and concepts of citizenship, yet its population included slaves as well as patricians and plebeians, and was often riven by intrigue, superstition, and savagery. This volume is a richly illustrated introduction to a fascinating, at times paradoxical, civilization and its art and architecture, ranging from magnificent temples and aqueducts, to exquisite mosaics and jewelry. Placing the art in its cultural context, the author covers themes that have long inspired the Western imagination, including the rise and fall of emperors, the life and death of the gladiator, the belief in omens and prophecy, and, ultimately, the establishment of Christianity.

Image and Myth

Author : Luca Giuliani
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022602590X
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Image and Myth written by Luca Giuliani and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On museum visits, we pass by beautiful, well-preserved vases from ancient Greece—but how often do we understand what the images on them depict? In Image and Myth, Luca Giuliani tells the stories behind the pictures, exploring how artists of antiquity had to determine which motifs or historical and mythic events to use to tell an underlying story while also keeping in mind the tastes and expectations of paying clients. Covering the range of Greek style and its growth between the early Archaic and Hellenistic periods, Giuliani describes the intellectual, social, and artistic contexts in which the images were created. He reveals that developments in Greek vase painting were driven as much by the times as they were by tradition—the better-known the story, the less leeway the artists had in interpreting it. As literary culture transformed from an oral tradition, in which stories were always in flux, to the stability of written texts, the images produced by artists eventually became nothing more than illustrations of canonical works. At once a work of cultural and art history, Image and Myth builds a new way of understanding the visual culture of ancient Greece.

Art, Myth, and Ritual in Classical Greece

Author : Judith M. Barringer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521641349
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (216 download)

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Download or read book Art, Myth, and Ritual in Classical Greece written by Judith M. Barringer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the relationship between architectural sculpture and myth in Classical Greece.

Life, Myth, and Art in Ancient Greece

Author : Emma Stafford
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780892367733
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (677 download)

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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome

Author : E. M. Berens
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome written by E. M. Berens and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome " is a comprehensive mythology collection, presenting all the major and minor gods of Rome and Greece, with descriptions of festivals and retellings of major mythological stories. The author, thoroughly details each Greek and Roman god, goddess, hero, demi-god and creature and gives the reader a clear and succinct idea of the religious beliefs of the ancients. An exceptional book for those interested in Greek or Roman mythology.

The Horse in Ancient Greek Art

Author : Peter Schertz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780996890533
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Horse in Ancient Greek Art written by Peter Schertz and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horses were revered in ancient Greece as symbols of wealth, power, and status. On stunning black- and red-figure vases, in sculpture, and in other media, Greek artists depicted the daily care of horses, chariot and horseback races, scenes of combat, and mythological horse-hybrids such as satyrs and the winged Pegasus. This richly illustrated and handsomely designed volume includes over 80 objects showing scenes of ancient equestrian life. Essays by notable scholars of ancient Greek art and archaeology explore the indelible presence and significance horses occupied in numerous facets of ancient Greek culture, including myth, war, sport, and competition, shedding new light on horsemanship from the 8th through the 4th century BCE.

The Symbolical Language of Ancient Art and Mythology

Author : Richard Payne Knight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book The Symbolical Language of Ancient Art and Mythology written by Richard Payne Knight and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Complete World of Greek Mythology (The Complete Series)

Author : Richard Buxton
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500776407
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Complete World of Greek Mythology (The Complete Series) written by Richard Buxton and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2004-06-28 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full, authoritative, and wholly engaging account of these endlessly fascinating tales and of the ancient society in which they were created. Greek myths are among the most complex and influential stories ever told. From the first millennium BC until today, the myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. They can be found in the latest movies and television shows and in software for interactive computer games. This book combines a retelling of Greek myths with a comprehensive account of the world in which they developed—their themes, their relevance to Greek religion and society, and their relationship to the landscape. "Contexts, Sources, Meanings" describes the main literary and artistic sources for Greek myths, and their contexts, such as ritual and theater. "Myths of Origin" includes stories about the beginning of the cosmos, the origins of the gods, the first humans, and the founding of communities. "The Olympians: Power, Honor, Sexuality" examines the activities of all the main divinities. "Heroic exploits" concentrates on the adventures of Perseus, Jason, Herakles, and other heroes. "Family sagas" explores the dramas and catastrophes that befall heroes and heroines. "A Landscape of Myths" sets the stories within the context of the mountains, caves, seas, and rivers of Greece, Crete, Troy, and the Underworld. "Greek Myths after the Greeks" describes the rich tradition of retelling, from the Romans, through the Renaissance, to the twenty-first century. Complemented by lavish illustrations, genealogical tables, box features, and specially commissioned drawings, this will be an essential book for anyone interested in these classic tales and in the world of the ancient Greeks.

Exploring the Life, Myth, and Art of Ancient Greece

Author : Emma J. Stafford
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1448848342
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book Exploring the Life, Myth, and Art of Ancient Greece written by Emma J. Stafford and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an introduction to ancient Greek civilization, discussing its history, politics, art, religion, literature, philosophy, military, gods, and heroes.