Grief made marble : funerary sculpture in classical Athens /

"In this lyrically written and beautifully illustrated study, Seth Estrin probes the emotional effects of one of the largest and most important categories of Greek sculpture: the funerary monuments of Classical Athens. Instead of simply documenting experiences of bereavement, he demonstrates th...

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Main Author: Estrin, Seth (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2023]
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ISBN:9780300269369
0300269366
Table of Contents:
  • Part I : The statue and the corpse. Chapter 1 : The strigil
  • Chapter 2 : The name
  • Chapter 3 : Pity
  • Coda : Eupheros revisited
  • Part II : Forms of grief. Chapter 4 : Recognition and reunion
  • Chapter 5 : Enslaved bodies
  • Chapter 6 : Sirens
  • Coda : A system of images.