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No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL 2009 Article, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Journal.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Near Fine. Minor pencil underlining and notes by Jenifer Neils to a few pages. Else book has very minor shelfwear.; The late sixth and early fifth centuries BC were a dynamic time in the history of the symposium, and hundreds of vase paintings from this period show people engaged in sympotic activities. Most scholars have understood these images as illustrations of contemporary Athenian practices, but such an interpretation cannot account for the enormous variety of settings, costumes, and participants in the images, nor is it easily reconciled with recent methodological developments in the study of vase painting. Noting the close link between the symposium and the polis in ancient thought, this book approaches the images not as documents of contemporary sympotic practice but as vehicles for exploring what it meant to be a Greek community. It argues that many of the images depict imagined ancestral symposia and that they thus shed new light on how the Athenians envisioned the history of the symposium and its importance to their city.; 10.1 X 7.2 X 1.0 inches; 233 pages.…

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Condition: New. This book explores what it meant to be a Greek community and how Athenians thought about past and present. Num Pages: 233 pages, 64 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 684. . 2013. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . …

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Hardback. Condition: New. The late sixth and early fifth centuries BC were a dynamic time in the history of the symposium, and hundreds of vase paintings from this period show people engaged in sympotic activities. Most scholars have understood these images as illustrations of contemporary Athenian practices, but such an interpretation cannot account for the enormous variety of settings, costumes and participants in the images, nor is it easily reconciled with recent methodological developments in the study of vase painting. Noting the close link between the symposium and the polis in ancient thought, this book approaches the images not as documents of contemporary sympotic practice but as vehicles for exploring what it meant to be a Greek community. It argues that many of the images depict imagined ancestral symposia and that they thus shed new light on how the Athenians envisioned the history of the symposium and its importance to their city.…

Condition: New. pp. 233.

Condition: New. This book explores what it meant to be a Greek community and how Athenians thought about past and present. Num Pages: 233 pages, 64 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 684. . 2013. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 200 pages. 10.10x0.90x7.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The late sixth and early fifth centuries BC were a dynamic time in the history of the symposium, and hundreds of vase paintings from this period show people engaged in sympotic activities. Most scholars have understood these images as illustrations of contemporary Athenian practices, but such an interpretation cannot account for the enormous variety of settings, costumes and participants in the images, nor is it easily reconciled with recent methodological developments in the study of vase painting. Noting the close link between the symposium and the polis in ancient thought, this book approaches the images not as documents of contemporary sympotic practice but as vehicles for exploring what it meant to be a Greek community. It argues that many of the images depict imagined ancestral symposia and that they thus shed new light on how the Athenians envisioned the history of the symposium and its importance to their city.…

Hardback. Condition: New. The late sixth and early fifth centuries BC were a dynamic time in the history of the symposium, and hundreds of vase paintings from this period show people engaged in sympotic activities. Most scholars have understood these images as illustrations of contemporary Athenian practices, but such an interpretation cannot account for the enormous variety of settings, costumes and participants in the images, nor is it easily reconciled with recent methodological developments in the study of vase painting. Noting the close link between the symposium and the polis in ancient thought, this book approaches the images not as documents of contemporary sympotic practice but as vehicles for exploring what it meant to be a Greek community. It argues that many of the images depict imagined ancestral symposia and that they thus shed new light on how the Athenians envisioned the history of the symposium and its importance to their city.…

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Gebunden. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. This book offers a new interpretation of the sympotic scenes that are so common in sixth- and fifth-century BC Athenian vase painting. It departs from earlier studies by approaching the images not as illustrations of contemporary practice but instead as veh.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The late sixth and early fifth centuries BC were a dynamic time in the history of the symposium, and hundreds of vase paintings from this period show people engaged in sympotic activities. Most scholars have understood these images as illustrations of contemporary Athenian practices, but such an interpretation cannot account for the enormous variety of settings, costumes and participants in the images, nor is it easily reconciled with recent methodological developments in the study of vase painting. Noting the close link between the symposium and the polis in ancient thought, this book approaches the images not as documents of contemporary sympotic practice but as vehicles for exploring what it meant to be a Greek community. It argues that many of the images depict imagined ancestral symposia and that they thus shed new light on how the Athenians envisioned the history of the symposium and its importance to their city. This book offers a new interpretation of the sympotic scenes that are so common in sixth- and fifth-century BC Athenian vase painting. It departs from earlier studies by approaching the images not as illustrations of contemporary practice but instead as vehicles for exploring what it meant to be a Greek community. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 233 64 Illus.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 233.