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Cacus and Marsyas in Etrusco-Roman Legend. (PMAA-44), Volume 44
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Cacus and Marsyas in Etrusco-Roman Legend. (PMAA-44), Volume 44
Contributors:
By (Author) Jocelyn Penny Small
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
937
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
208
Dimensions:
Width 216mm, Height 279mm
Weight:
482g
Description
This book discusses how Greek and South Italian vase paintings of the musical contest between Apollo and Marsyas became the model for Etruscan representations of Cacus ambushed by the Vibennae brothers, two Etruscan heroes of the sixth century B.C. The study demonstrates that the Etruscans knowingly adapted Greek iconographic forms to represent the
