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“This wonderful sequel to Professor Ferrari’s Figures of Speech manages to throw new and powerful light on a whole host of salient topics—the Spartan poet Alcman, the poetics of Archaic Greek astrology and cosmology, Greek ritual drama in performance, and, not least, ancient Sparta’s surprisingly cosmopolitan mentality and society. It is itself a stunning performance, and fully earns her a place among the constellation of superstar Sparta-watchers.”
(Paul Cartledge, University of Cambridge)“This book offers a new interpretation of Alcman’s Partheneion in its mythic, cosmic, and ritual contexts—an interpretation that is entirely original and ingenious. It is clearly and accessibly written and should find an audience among archaeologists, art historians, and anthropologists, as well as specialists in Greek poetry. I enjoyed reading it immensely and learned a great deal from it.”
(Leslie Kurke, University of California, Berkeley)“Centered on a provocative reinterpretation of Alcman’s Louvre Partheneion, and on a new analysis of its dramatic structure and ritual dimension, this book offers a valuable discussion of early Greek ideas about the stars, cosmic harmony, and the homology between the cosmos and the state. This book should be praised for its interdisciplinary approach: it will be welcomed by philologists, art historians, and all those interested in an anthropological approach to ancient Greek culture.”
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket and book are clean, has a very good binding, no marks or notations. Seller Inventory # 214893
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. VIII + 183 pages + 16 colour plates, orig. half cloth with dust jacket, fine. - - Contents: Acknowledgments, Introduction. - - 1. The Myths: Hippocoon and his Sons. - Path and Sign. - Measure. - Phaethon. - - 2. The Chorus: The Travails of the Chorus. - Pleiades, Hyades and Sirius. - The Moon and the Stars. - - 3. Ritual in Performance: Heaven and Earth. - The Mourning Voice. - - Postscript: The Season of the Karneia. - Kalathiskos Dancers. - - Appendix: Partheneion Text and Translation. - Abbreviations, References, Index of Sources, Index of Monuments, General Index. - 23 illustrations on 16 plates. Seller Inventory # 02955
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