The world underfoot : mosaics and metaphor in the Greek symposium /

Drawing on discourses in the sociology and anthropology of space, the author presents an innovative new interpretation of pebble mosaic imagery as an active contributor to the ancient Greek symposium as a metaphorical experience.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Franks, Hallie M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
To 1500
Mosaic floors > Greece > Themes, motives.
Symposium (Classical Greek drinking party)
Metaphor in art.
Art and society > Greece > History > To 1500.
Planchers en mosaïque > Grèce > Thèmes, motifs.
Symposion.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
Art and society
Metaphor in art
Bildprogramm
Fußbodenmosaik
Symposion
Greece
Griechenland > Altertum
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; The World Underfoot; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Symposium, the Andron, the Mosaics; 2. The Journey Out: Symposium at Sea; 3. The Journey In: Dionysos the Traveler; 4. The Journey Around: Turning and Turn-​Taking; 5. The Journey Back: Symposia of the Past; Conclusion; References; Index

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