Dionysos In Classical Athens

Author : Cornelia Isler-Kerényi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004270121

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Dionysos in Classical Athens by Cornelia Isler-Kerényi Pdf

Dionysos, with his following of satyrs and women, was a major theme in a big part of the figure painted pottery in 500-300 B.C. Athens. As an original testimonial of their time, the imagery on these vases convey what this god meant to his worshippers. It becomes clear that he was not only appropriate for wine, wine indulgence, ecstasy and theatre. Rather, he was presenton many, both happy and sad, occasions. The vase painters have emphasized different aspects of Dionysos for their customers inside and outside of Athens, depending on the political and cultural situation.

Author : John J. Winkler,Froma I. Zeitlin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691215891

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Nothing to Do with Dionysos? by John J. Winkler,Froma I. Zeitlin Pdf

These critically diverse and innovative essays are aimed at restoring the social context of ancient Greek drama. Theatrical productions, which included music and dancing, were civic events in honor of the god Dionysos and were attended by a politically stratified community, whose delegates handled all details from the seating arrangements to the qualifications of choral competitors. The growing complexity of these performances may have provoked the Athenian saying "nothing to do with Dionysos" implying that theater had lost its exclusive focus on its patron. This collection considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. The contributors, in addition to the editors, include Simon Goldhill, Jeffrey Henderson, David Konstan, Franois Lissarrague, Oddone Longo, Nicole Loraux, Josiah Ober, Ruth Padel, James Redfield, Niall W. Slater, Barry Strauss, and Jesper Svenbro.

Author : Richard Sewell
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-27
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015064988515

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In the Theatre of Dionysos by Richard Sewell Pdf

"Describes parallel lives of Athenian democracy and Athenian tragedy--how and why they concurrently arose, blossomed and died, shaped especially by a fatal Athenian penchant for war. Demonstrates how drama emerged from four unique elements in Greek culture: bardic poetry; open sporting competition; uncodified religion; and exploratory philosophy. Imagines evolution of the tragic genre from practitioner's viewpoint"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Cornelia Isler-Kerényi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004144453

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Dionysos in Archaic Greece by Cornelia Isler-Kerényi Pdf

An interpretation of the god Dionysos as seen by Greek vase painters before the golden age of classical culture, which will help understand his wide popularity beyond wine consumption, which lasted until the end of antiquity.

Author : John Willoby Roberts
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Athens (Greece)
ISBN : 0415167787

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City of Sokrates by John Willoby Roberts Pdf

This book explores the main features of Athenian life in the latter half of the fifth century BC, including aspects such as schooling, literacy, taxation, culture, the arts and philosophy. The contents of this edition have been extensively updated.

Author : Thomas Bertram Lonsdale Webster
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Athens (Greece)
ISBN : UOM:39015008630165

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Everyday Life in Classical Athens by Thomas Bertram Lonsdale Webster Pdf

Author : J. Michael Walton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Dionysus (Greek deity) in literature
ISBN : IND:30000045084625

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Dionysus in Arcadia by J. Michael Walton Pdf

Author : J.W. Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134704798

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City of Sokrates by J.W. Roberts Pdf

In this extensively updated second edition, including an up-dated index and bibliography, J. W. Roberts explores the main features of Athenian life in the latter half of the fifth century BC.

Author : Sheramy Bundrick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-17
Category : Art
ISBN : 0521848067

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Music and Image in Classical Athens by Sheramy Bundrick Pdf

Bundrick proposes that depictions of musical performance were linked to contemporary developments in music.

Author : John J. Winkler,Froma I. Zeitlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0691068143

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Nothing to Do with Dionysos? by John J. Winkler,Froma I. Zeitlin Pdf

These critically diverse and innovative essays are aimed at restoring the social context of ancient Greek drama. Theatrical productions, which included music and dancing, were civic events in honor of the god Dionysos and were attended by a politically stratified community, whose delegates handled all details from the seating arrangements to the qualifications of choral competitors. The growing complexity of these performances may have provoked the Athenian saying "nothing to do with Dionysos" implying that theater had lost its exclusive focus on its patron. This collection considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. The contributors, in addition to the editors, include Simon Goldhill, Jeffrey Henderson, David Konstan, Franois Lissarrague, Oddone Longo, Nicole Loraux, Josiah Ober, Ruth Padel, James Redfield, Niall W. Slater, Barry Strauss, and Jesper Svenbro.

Author : Susan B. Matheson
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : 0299138704

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Polygnotos and Vase Painting in Classical Athens by Susan B. Matheson Pdf

Matheson provides the first comprehensive chronology for Polygnotos's own works, and then analyzes the distinctive, evolving Polygnotan style first isolated by Sir John Beazley, comparing this style to that of contemporary Athenian workshops and demonstrating its seminal influence on the later vase painting of southern Italy.

Author : Thomas H. Carpenter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015039051514

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Dionysian Imagery in Fifth-century Athens by Thomas H. Carpenter Pdf

This is an extensive study of Dionysian imagery found primarily in scenes on red-figure vases of the fifth-century BC but also in the architectural sculpture, coins, and theatre of the same period. Thomas Carpenter seeks to define a methodology for using this imagery as evidence for cultural and religious activity, and challenges some commonly-held views about the meaning of Dionysian iconography, at the same time pointing to problems inherent in the evidence under scrutiny.

Author : Thomas H. Carpenter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015011496299

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Dionysian Imagery in Archaic Greek Art by Thomas H. Carpenter Pdf

This study examines the development of Dionysian imagery in Greek vase painting from the first appearance of the god on an Attic vase c. 580 BC to the point at which red figure overtook black figure as the dominant style of vase painting in Attica c. 520 BC.

Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:49015002965292

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What Life was Like at the Dawn of Democracy by Time-Life Books Pdf

Portrays Athens at the height of the Golden Age. Covrs the everyday lives of the citizens, women, foriegners and slaves. Examines training of the mind and the body, development of democracy, influence of various heroes and the gods of Mt. Olympus. Details Greek accomplishments in art, drama, sports, medicine, and philosophy.

Author : Alberto Bernabé,Miguel Herrero de Jáuregui,Ana Isabel Jiménez San Cristóbal,Raquel Martín Hernández
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110301328

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Redefining Dionysos by Alberto Bernabé,Miguel Herrero de Jáuregui,Ana Isabel Jiménez San Cristóbal,Raquel Martín Hernández Pdf

This book contributes to the understanding of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, dancing, theatre and ecstasy, by putting together 30 studies of classical scholars. They combine the analysis of specific instances of particular dimensions of the god in cult, myth, literature and iconography, with general visions of Dionysos in antiquity and modern times. Only from the combination of different perspectives can we grasp the complex personality of Dionysos, and the forms of his presence in different cults, literary genres, and artistic forms, from Mycenaean times to late antiquity. The ways in which Dionysos was experienced may vary in each author, each cult, and each genre in which this god is involved. Therefore, instead of offering a new all-encompassing theory that would immediately become partial, the booknarrows the focus on specific aspects of the god. Redefinition does not mean finding (again) the essence of the god, but obtaining a more nuanced knowledge of the ways he was experienced and conceived in antiquity.