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Vermeule, Emily

Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry

University of California Press, 1979

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Year of publication
1979
ISBN
0520034058
Place of printing
Berkeley CA
Author
Vermeule, Emily
Publishers
University of California Press
Edition
1st US Edition.
Keyword
ANCIENT GREECE ART POETRY BRONZE AGE DEATH BURIAL CUSTOMS, MOURNING
Cover description
As New
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
As New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

Sather Classical Lectures (46) "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." 270p. illus. bibliography. index An exceptionally clean crisp copy