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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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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Good. 0520044045. This book is in good condition; no remainder marks. The book has some shelfwear, edge wear, corner wear. Some sparse underlined passages: most pages are clean.; Sather Classical Lectures; 7 X 0.75 X 10.25 inches; 285 pages.
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Very Good. 0520044045. Some wear to corners of wraps. Spine and part of wraps sunned. Foxing to textblock.; The ancient Greeks devoted a significant portion of their poetic and artistic energy to exploring themes of death. Vermeule 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.; Sather Classical Lectures 46; 270 pages.
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Near Fine. Not ex0lib. Softcover in illustrated green and black wraps, small 4to. xv + 270pp. Index, bibliography, glossary, illustrations. Near Fine. Former seller's barcode label lower spine end (retained to prevent damage); light wear/curl at tips of corners of wraps; mild spine slant/cocking toward lower end with no effect on strong binding; pages clean and unmarked.
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270. Hardcover with dust jacket. Previous owner's name penned on ffep. Slight wear on all edges of text. Dust jacket slightly worn on facing, scrapped on back facing and torn on front near upper spine. Else good.
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