Item Number: 121172 Title: Der Tod und die Mädchen : Amazonen auf römischen Sarkophagen Author: Russenberger, Christian Price: Not Available ISBN: 9783110298390 Description: Berlin: De Gruyter, 2015. 25cm., hardcover, 640pp., 300 b&w illus. German text. Summary: Why was the bloody struggle between the Amazons and Greeks among the most popular subjects for depiction on Roman sarcophagi? Were the persons who commissioned them thinking about the glorious victory of the Greeks – or were they interested in the very opposite: the gruesome death suffered by the beautiful female warriors? This study uses the extensive corpus of Amazon sarcophageal imagery as a source for examining key aspects of the history of bodies and the history of representations of violence. It provides insight into the radical transformation in ways of dealing with grief and death that took place toward the end of the ancient era. (Image & Context, 13) We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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