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Art and Myth in Ancient Greece (World of Art) Paperback – January 17, 1991

by T. H. Carpenter (Author)
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The Greek Myths are so much of our visual and literary culture that we tend to forget how they entered it in the first place.

Here is the first scholarly, comprehensive and succinct survey of the treatment of myth by the artists of ancient Greece. With its copious illustrations, it forms an indispensable and unrivaled reference work for everybody interested in art, drama, poetry, anthropology or religion.

There is no surviving account in ancient Greek literature of of stories as important as the fall of Troy or Theseus and the Minotaur. It is to visual sources that we have to turn for much of our knowledge of the myths. Vase paintings, engraved gems and sculpture in bronze and and stone often pre-date reference to the myths in literature or offer alternative versions to the familiar accounts; always they throw light on the way the Greeks understood the stories of gods and heroes. 370 black-and-white illustrations
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Thames & Hudson
  4. Publication date
    January 17, 1991
  5. Dimensions
    5.9 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0500202362
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0500202364
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T. H. Carpenter is a distinguished professor emeritus at Ohio University, where he has taught since 1997. His other books include Dionysian Imagery in Fifth-Century Athens and Mythology: Greek and Roman.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thames & Hudson; 59755th edition (January 17, 1991)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0500202362
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0500202364
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.9 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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chaton
5.0 out of 5 stars art and myths in ancient Greece
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017
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A very interesting book, very detailed. Written clearly enough for a beginner , and useful for Greek scholars . I have a PH.D. In Greek language and history And I found a number of details new to me. The photos are well chosen and complement the text perfectly . This book is a must for the library of students of Greece, as well as Greek scholars .
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Kelly Pontikakos
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2020
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It was a great gift! They loved it!
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John
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this series as I've written before
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2016
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I love this series as I've written before. This book was very in-depth on the history. The quality of the pictures is amazing. Every book I've gotten in this series have been on the money.
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CrissCrossAppleSauce
4.0 out of 5 stars The book could be fantastic were there more headings and subheadings
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2015
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Comprehensive as it comes, but organized very poorly. Not accessible. Very hard to pick through. The book could be fantastic were there more headings and subheadings, an invaluable source for students and scholars.
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Jared Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth it
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2017
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Wonderful book, lavishly illustrated and not written at the level of an academic specialist, though knowing something about Greek mythology wouldn't hurt. A real bargain.
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Paola
5.0 out of 5 stars Great purchase
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020
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Informative
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Julzee
3.0 out of 5 stars Format Issues; All over the place. Read up on Greek Mythology first.
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2018
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I needed this book for a class... it would not be fair to rate this book according to class I took that emplemented it. However, I really must. FORMAT ISSUE: I wish the pictures were aligned with the text, so that there would be an ease of obtaining the information quicker. Flipping the pages back and forth seemed like a format issue rather than an information issue. The stories associated with the Art well, except that it jumped the Art around based on the story and not a timeline, so it caused confusion for my class. Some art pieces were more popular during a certain time period than others and my class expected us to know the time periods...etc. there are no titles or outlines outside of the chapters headline, so I wrote a lot of subtitles in the margins, so I could go back to the stories and characters I needed. I would not recommend this book if you are unfamiliar with Greek mythology... I had to do many google searches and outside research in order to fully comprehend the entirety of the books storyline, as it flips around quite fast, take time for that. Also many names have a variety of spellings, for i.e.
Remember the name of Achilles mom’s name and the name of the lady who thought of as his wife, but was not his wife... etc. I could write more...
But overall, The format is the issue here.
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Roser
5.0 out of 5 stars Correcto
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Sharon Goodsall
5.0 out of 5 stars very good book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2014
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It has really helped me to identify the characters on Greek pottery etc... If you like me had a problem with this is the book for you Easy to read and understand
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Gabor Vida
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2019
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Simon Høgsbro Larsen
4.0 out of 5 stars A very informative book on the subject. This book ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2014
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A very informative book on the subject. This book is from 1991 and may need to be supplied by more recent works and the pictures are in Black/White - not in color - which makes it a bit "oldfashioned".
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