Komast Dancers in Archaic Greek Art Hardback
by Tyler Jo (Assistant Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology, University of Virginia) Smith
Part of the Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology series
Hardback
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Komast figures (literally `revellers') on black-figure vases have long been associated with the worship of Dionysos and the origins of Greek drama.
In this fully illustrated study, Tyler Jo Smith takes a fresh look at the evidence for komasts, both on vases and in other artistic media produced throughout Archaic Greece.
She concludes that the meaning of the dancing figures differs between different regions, such as Corinth, Athens, and Laconia.
Komasts are instrumental to the spread of the human figure in early Archaic Greek art and a vital link in the story of both visual and festival culture in Greece during the sixth century BC.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:392 pages, 5 figures, 148 black and white illustrations
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:27/05/2010
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- ISBN:9780199578658
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:392 pages, 5 figures, 148 black and white illustrations
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:27/05/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199578658
