Not the Classical Ideal : Athens and the Construction of the Other in Greek Art /

A vision of reality in which a pre-eminent human type was defined in opposition to non-ideal 'Others' characterized ancient Greece. In democratic Athens the social structure privileged male citizens, and women, resident aliens, and slaves were marginalized. The Persian Wars polarized the o...

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Other Authors: Cohen, Beth (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2000.

Series: Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.

Subjects:

Art, Classical.

Art, Greek > Greece > Athens > Themes, motives.

Difference (Philosophy) in art.

Human beings in art.