The symposion : drinking Greek style : essays on Greek pleasure, 1983-2017 / Oswyn Murray ; edited by Vanessa Cazzato ; with illustrations by Michael Gabriel.
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 s...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
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2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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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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| Physical Description: | xii, 457 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-440) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780198814627 0198814623 |