The Athenian Woman : an Iconographic Handbook.

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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. Ceramics are an unparalleled resource for women's lives in ancient Greece, since they show a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewis, Sian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Temas:
To 500
Women > Greece > History > Sources.
Women > History > To 500 > Sources.
Women in art.
Pottery, Greek > Themes, motives.
Femmes > Grèce > Histoire > Sources.
Femmes > Histoire > Jusqu'à 500 > Sources.
Femmes dans l'art.
Pottery, Greek > Themes, motives
Women
Women in art
Gender & Ethnic Studies.
Social Sciences.
Gender Studies & Sexuality.
Greece
History
Sources
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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. 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. This much-needed study shows that it is vital to see the vases as archaeology as well as art, since context is the ke.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (277 pages)
ISBN:9781135128258
1135128251
0203351193
9780203351192
1299286755
9781299286757

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