Dionysian Imagery in Fifth Century Athens
, by Carpenter, Thomas H.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780198150381 | 0198150385
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 4/10/1997
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.