ISBN:
9780415232340
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9781135128258 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
277 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9781135128258
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
305.40938
Keywords:
Geschichte 600 v. Chr.-400 v. Chr.
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Vasenmalerei
;
Ikonographie
;
Frau
;
Frau
;
Athen
Abstract:
〈P〉Here Sian Lewis considers the full range of female existence in classical Greece - childhood and old age, unfree and foreign status, and the ageless woman characteristic of Athenian red-figure painting.〈/P〉〈P〉Ceramics are an unparalleled resource for women's lives in ancient Greece, since they show a huge number of female types and activities. Yet it can be difficult to interpret the meanings of these images, especially when they seem to conflict with literary sources.〈/P〉〈P〉This much-needed study shows that it is vital to see the vases as archaeology as well as art, since context is the ke...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Online-Ausg.:
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