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The Aesthetics of the Greek Banquet: Images of Wine and Ritual
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Aesthetics of the Greek Banquet: Images of Wine and Ritual
Contributors:
By (Author) Franois Lissarrague
Translated by Andrew Szegedy-Maszak
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Society and culture: general
Dewey:
738.3820938
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
160
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
482g
Description
In deepening our understanding of the symposium in ancient Greece, this book embodies the wit and play of the images it explains: those decorating Athenian drinking vessels from the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The vases used at banquets often depict the actual drinkers who commissioned their production and convey the flowing together of wine, po
