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Art and myth in ancient Greece / T.H. Carpenter.

By: Carpenter, Thomas H [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: World of art: Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: New editionDescription: 311 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780500204542; 0500204543Subject(s): Mythology, Greek, in art | Art, Greek | ART / General | Art, Greek | Mythology, Greek, in artDDC classification: 709.38 LOC classification: N7760 | .C27 2021
Contents:
Introduction -- A demonstration of method: the return of Hephaistos; Troilos and Achilles -- Portraits of the gods -- The ascendancy of the Olympians -- Perseus; Bellerophon -- Herakles -- Theseus -- Argonauts; Calydonian boar hunt -- The Trojan War -- The aftermath of the war.
Summary: "The ancient Greeks recorded their mythology on vase paintings, engraved gems, and bronze and stone sculptures, offering depictions that often predate any references to the myths in literature or recount alternative, unfamiliar versions of these tales. In some cases, visual art provides our only evidence of these myths, as there are no surviving accounts in ancient Greek literature of stories such as the Fall of Troy or Theseus and the Minotaur"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
NB-Book NB-Book Uofcanada Library
709.38 THO/NB (Browse shelf) Not for loan 00002382
Book Book Uofcanada Library
709.38 THO (Browse shelf) Available 00002383
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Previous edition: 1991.

Includes bibliographical references (page 299) and index.

Introduction -- A demonstration of method: the return of Hephaistos; Troilos and Achilles -- Portraits of the gods -- The ascendancy of the Olympians -- Perseus; Bellerophon -- Herakles -- Theseus -- Argonauts; Calydonian boar hunt -- The Trojan War -- The aftermath of the war.

"The ancient Greeks recorded their mythology on vase paintings, engraved gems, and bronze and stone sculptures, offering depictions that often predate any references to the myths in literature or recount alternative, unfamiliar versions of these tales. In some cases, visual art provides our only evidence of these myths, as there are no surviving accounts in ancient Greek literature of stories such as the Fall of Troy or Theseus and the Minotaur"-- Provided by publisher.

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