Komast dancers in archaic Greek art /
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| Author / Creator: | Smith, Tyler Jo |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| Description: | xxx, 357 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford monographs on classical archaeology [Oxford monographs on classical archaeology]. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8106674 |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | xxx, 357 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-275) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780199578658 0199578656 |
