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Guy Michael Hedreen - Silens in Attic Black-figure Vase-painting: Myth and Performance - 9780472102952 - V9780472102952
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Silens in Attic Black-figure Vase-painting: Myth and Performance

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Description for Silens in Attic Black-figure Vase-painting: Myth and Performance Hardcover. A welcome examination of some curious creatures and a more curious god Num Pages: 272 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: AFP; AGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.

The mythical creatures known as silens or satyrs are a favorite subject in Greek art. Part horse and part man, these beings are often shown with Dionysos, the god of intoxication, fertility, and dramatic illusion. In this persuasive volume, Guy Hedreen argues that the artistic popularity of these creatures lies in their affiliation with this deity in both myth and ritual.

Drawing upon extensive illustrations, the first portion of Silens in Attic Black-figure Vase-painting explores the narrative content of the many representations of silens. These artistic depictions are the most important surviving source of information about the mythology of silens, ... Read more

Of interest to scholars and students of Athenian vase-painting, drama, and Dionysiac religion, this book speaks also to those who are drawn by the beauty of Athenian vases, and by the seductive call of Dionysos and his band.

Guy Michael Hedreen is Professor of Art, Williams College. He received his Ph.D. in Classical Studies and Near Eastern Archaeology from Bryn Mawr College and has held the Whiting Fellowship at the American School of Classical Studies, Athens.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472102952
SKU
V9780472102952
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Ref
99-15

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