Komast Dancers in Archaic Greek Art

by Tyler Jo Smith

Komast figures (literally "revellers") on black-figure vases have long been associated with the worship of Dionysos and the origins of Greek drama. In this fully illustrated study, Tyler Jo Smith takes a fresh look at the evidence for komasts, both on vases and in other artistic media produced throughout Archaic Greece. She concludes that the meaning of the dancing figures differs between different regions, such as Corinth, Athens, and Laconia. Komasts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199578656
• ISBN13: 9780199578658
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 9.8"