The Symposion: Drinking Greek Style : Essays on Greek Pleasure 1983-2017 Hardback
by Oswyn (Emeritus Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford) Murray
Edited by Vanessa (Radboud University Nijmegen) Cazzato
Description
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.
Information
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 512 pages, 20 black-and-white illustrations, 11 black-and-white plates, and 12 colour plates
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: 15/07/2018
- Category: Ancient history: to c 500 CE
- ISBN: 9780198814627
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