The symposion : drinking Greek style : essays on Greek pleasure, 1983-2017 / Oswyn Murray ; edited b...
The symposion : drinking Greek style : essays on Greek pleasure, 1983-2017 / Oswyn Murray ; edited b...
The symposion : drinking Greek style : essays on Greek pleasure, 1983-2017 / Oswyn Murray ; edited by Vanessa Cazzato ; with illustrations by Michael Gabriel.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
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G 2020/2137
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 457 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
I. Defining the subject. 1. The history of tastes (2016) -- 2. The Greek Symposion in history (1983) -- 3. Symposion and Männerbund (1982) -- 4. Sympotic history (1990) -- 5. Sympotica -- twenty years on (2003) -- 6. Conviviality in early cultures: the ancient Mediterranean and China (2000) -- II....
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Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
As a social institution the Greek symposion exerted a powerful influence on archaic, classical, and later Greek culture, from perceptions of politics and philosophy, to attitudes towards sexuality, death, and religion. This volume collects together papers exploring the symposion by Oswyn Murray, a scholar whose work ignited and defined the field.
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The symposion : drinking Greek style : essays on Greek pleasure, 1983-2017 / Oswyn Murray ; edited by Vanessa Cazzato ; with illustrations by Michael Gabriel.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-440) and indexes.
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G 2020/2137
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74VKaDEZOgxb
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ISBN
9780198814627
DDC
394.120938
MMS ID
991024298709102626
