The death of the maiden in classical Athens / Katia Margariti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Margaritē, Katia, author.

Series:

Access archaeology

Language:

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Subjects (All):

Women in literature.

History.

Women in art.

Sepulchral monuments.

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient.

Athens (Greece)--Antiquities.

Athens (Greece).

Funeral rites and ceremonies, Ancient--Greece--Athens.

Sepulchral monuments--Greece--Athens.

Women in art--History--To 1500.

Women in literature--History--To 1500.

Greece--Athens.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This study examines the death of maidens in classical Athens, combining the study of Attic funerary iconography with research on classical Attic maiden burials, funerary inscriptions, tragic plays, as well as the relevant Attic myths. The iconography of funerary reliefs focuses on the idealised image of the deceased maiden, as well as the powerful bonds of love and kinship that unite her with the members of her family, whereas the iconography of vases emphasises the premature death of the maiden, the pain of loss and mourning felt by her family, as well as the observance of the indispensable funerary rites concerning her burial and 'tomb cult'.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 28 2017).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781784915476

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.