O'Brien, Joan VBiblio.com
Sourvinou-Inwood, ChristianeBiblio.com
"READING" GREEK DEATH; To the End of the Classical Period
199532987Oxford University Press. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. DJ Spine is sunned and very discolored. Very light shelfwear to book.; This book offers a series of in-depth studies of the beliefs attitudes and rituals surrounding death in ancient Greece from the Minoan and Mycenean period to the end of the classical age. Drawing on a wide range of evidence--from literary texts to inscriptions to images in art--Sourvinou-Inwood sheds light on many key still problematic aspects of Greek life myth and literature. She also looks at the problem of "reading" this material within the context of our own culturally-determined beliefs.; 512 pages . 019814976X . Oxford University Press hardcover
