Reading Greek Death: To the End of the Classical Period

by Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood

This fascinating book offers a series of in-depth studies of the beliefs, attitudes, and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece from the Minoan and Mycenean period to the end of the classical age. Drawing on a wide range of evidence--from literary texts, to inscriptions, to images in art--the author sheds light on many key, still problematic, aspects of Greek life, myth, and literature. Among the topics discussed are the world of the dead in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019814976X
• ISBN13: 9780198149767
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 502 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.8"