Poetry, Theory, Praxis: The Social Life of Myth, Word and Image in Ancient Greece. Essays in Honour of William J. Slater

by Eric Csapo

A Festschrift in honor of the classical scholar, William J Slater, this volume looks at the social life of theories, artifacts, and poems in ancient Greece. The central focus of the collection is Greek theater, but essays on such typically Slaterian subjects as ancient scholarship, lyric poetry, art, and inscriptions are also included. From a literary search for the elusive Pelasgians, an iconographic analysis of illustrations of Athenian women's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1842171011
• ISBN13: 9781842171011
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 10.1"