Materiality and Aesthetics in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry /

Materiality and Aesthetics in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry / / Amy Lather.

Illuminates the reciprocal interaction between minds and materials as a fundamental feature of ancient Greek aestheticsIllustrates the cognitive vibrancy attributed to objects such as armor, textiles, and jewelry in Greek textsCombines new materialist and cognitivist theoretical approachesOffers inn...

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Lather, Amy,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2021
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Ancient Cultures, New Materialisms : ACNM
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.) :; 12 B/W illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note on the Text
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Beautiful Mind: Patterns of Thought and the Decoration of Textiles
  • 2. Brazen Charm: The Vitality of Archaic Armour
  • 3. Mind Tools: Art, Artifice and Animation
  • 4. The Protean Shape of Lyric Poikilia
  • 5. Metis and the Mechanics of the Mind
  • 6. The Materiality of Feminine Guile
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index Locorum
  • Subject index

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