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The Hunt in Ancient Greece
Judith M. Barringer
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Description for The Hunt in Ancient Greece
Hardback. Through an exploration of various representations of the hunt, Barringer provides extraordinary insight into Athenian society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 117, 85 black & white halftones, 32 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; WSXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Hunting and its imagery continued to play a significant role in archaic and classical Greece long after hunting had ceased being a necessity for survival in everyday life. Drawing on vase paintings, sculpture, inscriptions, and other literary evidence, Judith Barringer reexamines the theme of the hunt and shows how the tradition it depicts helped maintain the dominance of the ruling social groups. Along with athletics and battle, hunting was a defining activity of the masculine aristocracy and was crucial to the efforts of the Athenian elite to control the social agenda, even as their political power declined. The Hunt ... Read more
Hunting and its imagery continued to play a significant role in archaic and classical Greece long after hunting had ceased being a necessity for survival in everyday life. Drawing on vase paintings, sculpture, inscriptions, and other literary evidence, Judith Barringer reexamines the theme of the hunt and shows how the tradition it depicts helped maintain the dominance of the ruling social groups. Along with athletics and battle, hunting was a defining activity of the masculine aristocracy and was crucial to the efforts of the Athenian elite to control the social agenda, even as their political power declined. The Hunt ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
652 g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801866562
SKU
V9780801866562
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About Judith M. Barringer
Judith M. Barringer is Professor of Greek Art and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.
Reviews for The Hunt in Ancient Greece
Judith M. Barringer's book is an important one, precise, full of interesting details, mature, controversial in a positive way, highly recommendable... [It] marks an etape in the study of Greek imaginary. The extensive use of iconography is masterful.
Charles Delattre Bryn Mawr Classical Review This book is well written and skillfully and persuasively argued. It assembles a wealth of ... Read more
Charles Delattre Bryn Mawr Classical Review This book is well written and skillfully and persuasively argued. It assembles a wealth of ... Read more