Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry
by Vermeule, Emily
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- as new
- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0520034058
- ISBN 13
- 9780520034051
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About This Item
Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 1979 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st US Edition.. 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.
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- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042535
- Title
- Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry
- Author
- Vermeule, Emily
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st US Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0520034058
- ISBN 13
- 9780520034051
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley CA
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- ANCIENT GREECE ART POETRY BRONZE AGE DEATH BURIAL CUSTOMS MOURNING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Greece - Ancient; Greek Poetry - Ancient; Greek Art - Ancient;
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