Aspects of death in early Greek art and poetry / Emily Vermeule.
By: Vermeule, Emily.
Material type: BookSeries: Sather classical lectures ; v. 46.Publisher: London : University of California Press, 1979Description: xv, 270 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.ISBN: 0520034058.Subject(s): Death in art | Arts, GreekDDC classification: 709.012Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 709.012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00059478 |
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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.
Bibliography: p. 261-266. -- Includes index.