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The History Written on the Classical Greek Body (The Wiles Lectures)

Robin Osborne

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Description:This book challenges historians to come to terms with the distortions they systematically introduce by reliance on what has been written on paper without looking at what was & wasn't written on the body. This book is concerned with ways in which texts relating to classical Greece, particularly Athens, classified people & with the extent to which those categories could be seen. It compares the qualities distinguished in texts to those distinguished in sculpture & painted pottery, emphasizing the frequent invisibility of the categories upon which historians have most relied: citizens, free persons, foreigners, even gods. The frequent impossibility of seeing who belonged to which category has major political, social & theological implications explored here.List of IllustrationsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsIntroductionWriting History on the Classical BodyThe Appearance of the Classical Greek BodyThe Distinguished BodyThe Citizen BodyForeign BodiesDirty BodiesGodsbodiesTelling BodiesReferencesIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The History Written on the Classical Greek Body (The Wiles Lectures). To get started finding The History Written on the Classical Greek Body (The Wiles Lectures), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book challenges historians to come to terms with the distortions they systematically introduce by reliance on what has been written on paper without looking at what was & wasn't written on the body. This book is concerned with ways in which texts relating to classical Greece, particularly Athens, classified people & with the extent to which those categories could be seen. It compares the qualities distinguished in texts to those distinguished in sculpture & painted pottery, emphasizing the frequent invisibility of the categories upon which historians have most relied: citizens, free persons, foreigners, even gods. The frequent impossibility of seeing who belonged to which category has major political, social & theological implications explored here.List of IllustrationsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsIntroductionWriting History on the Classical BodyThe Appearance of the Classical Greek BodyThe Distinguished BodyThe Citizen BodyForeign BodiesDirty BodiesGodsbodiesTelling BodiesReferencesIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The History Written on the Classical Greek Body (The Wiles Lectures). To get started finding The History Written on the Classical Greek Body (The Wiles Lectures), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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