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Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry

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Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry - Vermeule, Emily
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The ancient Greeks devoted a significant portion of their artistic energy to exploring themes of death. This book examines the facts and fictions of Greek death, including burial and mourning, visions of the underworld, souls and ghosts, the value of heroic death in battle, the quest for immortality, the linked powers of death, sleep and love and more.

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Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry 1981, University of California Press, Berkerley

ISBN-13: 9780520044043

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Aspects of Death in Early Greek Art and Poetry 1979, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA

ISBN-13: 9780520034051

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