Body, dress, and identity in ancient Greece / Mireille M. Lee, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Mireille M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clothing and dress--Greece--History.

Clothing and dress.

Clothing and dress--Symbolic aspects.

Human body--Social aspects.

Human body.

Greece--Civilization--Classical influences.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 365 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Body, Dress, & Identity in Ancient Greece

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first general monograph on ancient Greek dress in English to be published in more than a century. By applying modern dress theory to the ancient evidence, this book reconstructs the social meanings attached to the dressed body in ancient Greece. Whereas many scholars have focused on individual aspects of ancient Greek dress, from the perspectives of literary, visual, and archaeological sources, this volume synthesizes the diverse evidence and offers fresh insights into this essential aspect of ancient society. Intended to be accessible to nonspecialists as well as classicists, students as well as academic professionals, this book will find a wide audience.

Contents:

Introduction

Ancient Greek dress and modern dress theory

Bodies in ancient Greece

Body modification

Garments

Accessories

The body as dress

Social contexts of dress

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781316191248

1316191249

9781316211595

1316211592

9781316189405

1316189406

9781316209714

1316209717

9781316206034

1316206033

9781316207864

1316207862

9781316204238

1316204235

9781322882215

1322882215

9781316202357

1316202356

9781107295261

1107295262

Publisher Number:

2027/heb33968 hdl