Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry

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Emily Vermeule

The ancient Greeks devoted a significant portion of their poetic and artistic energy to exploring themes of death. Vermeule examines the facts and fictions of Greek death, including burial and mourning, visions of the underworld, souls and ghosts, the value of heroic death in battle, the quest for immortality, the linked powers of death, sleep, and love, and more.

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Publication

2023

Pages

286

Format

Epub

Publisher

University of California Press

Excerpt

EPUB

Collection

Sather Classical Lectures

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