The symposion : drinking Greek style : essays on Greek pleasure, 1983-2017 /
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 ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[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 color plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [415]-440) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780198814627 0198814623 |