The Aesthetics of the Greek Banquet Images of Wine and Ritual 1st Edition by François Lissarrague, Andrew Szegedy Maszak 1400861152 9781400861156
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ISBN 10: 1400861152
ISBN 13: 9781400861156
Author: François Lissarrague, Andrew Szegedy Maszak
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, poetry, music, games, flirtation, and other elements that formed the complex structure of the banquet itself. A close reading of the objects handled by drinkers in the images reveals various metaphors, particularly that of wine as sea, all expressing a wide range of attitudes toward an ambiguous substance that brings cheer but may also cause harm. Not only does this work offer an anthropological view of ancient Greece, but it explores a precise iconographic system. In so doing it will encourage and enrich further reflection on the role of the image in a given culture. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1 The Greek Experience of Wine
Chapter 2 The Space of the Krater
Chapter 3 Manipulations
Chapter 4 Drinking Games
Chapter 5 Reflections
Chapter 6 Wine and the Wine-Dark Sea
Chapter 7 Song and Image
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