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Distorted Ideals in Greek Vase-Painting: The World of Mythological Burlesque
Distorted Ideals in Greek VasePainting The World of Mythological Burlesque
Author: David Walsh
This book examines Greek vase-paintings that depict humorous, burlesque, and irreverent images of Greek mythology and the gods. Many of the images present the gods and heroes as ridiculous and ugly. While the narrative content of some images may appear to be trivial, others address issues that are deeply serious. When placed against the backgrou...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521896412
ISBN-10: 052189641X
Publication Date: 9/22/2008
Pages: 450
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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