The eye expanded : life and the arts in Greco-Roman antiquity / edited by Frances B. Titchener and Richard F. Moorton.

Other author Titchener, Frances B., 1954-
Other author Moorton, Richard F.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxiii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Civilization, Western--Classical influences.
Greece--Civilization.
Rome (Italy)--Civilization.

Contents The "ominous" birth of Peisistratos / Frank J. Frost -- Antigone nodding, unbowed / Alan L. Boegehold -- Dionysis or Polemos? The double message of Aristophanes' Archanians / Rich F. Moorton, Jr. -- Athenian democracy and the idea of stability / Alan Samuel -- Alexander at the beas: fox in a lion's skin / Philip O. Spann -- A note on the "Alexander mosaic" / Ernst Badian -- Mimesis in metal: the fate of Greek culture on Bactrian coins / Frank L. Holt -- Cleitarchus in Jerusalem: a note on the Book of Judith / Stanley M. Burstin -- The Hellenistic images of Joseph / Erich S. Gruen -- Egyptians and Greeks / Diana Delia -- Autobiography and the Hellenistic Age / Frances B. Titchener -- The classical city reconsidered / Donald Engels -- Augustan classicism: The Greco-Roman synthesis / Karl Galinsky -- The founding mother of Livy's Rome: the sabine women and Lucretia / Elizabeth Vandiver -- Modern Pagans in a classical landscape: Norman Douglas and D.H. Lawrence in Italy / Robert Eisner -- Macedonia redux / Eugene N. Borza.
Bibliography note"Select bibliography of works by Peter M. Green" (p. 267-271).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98041403
ISBN0520210298 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DE59 .E93 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold