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" Living with myths : "
Paul Zanker and Björn C. Ewald ; translated by Julia Slater
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BL
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653642
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Zanker, Paul
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Living with myths : : the imagery of Roman sarcophagi /\ Paul Zanker and Björn C. Ewald ; translated by Julia Slater
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1st edition
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Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation
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xi, 428 pages :: illustrated (some color) ;; 29 cm
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9780199228690
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: 0199228698
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English translation of Mit Mythen Leben, Munich, 2003
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Part 1. Images with a long history ; Mourning, grief, and comfort: the solace of myth ; Visions of bliss ; Image cultivation, role images, and ideals ; Images and values in transition. -- Part 2. Documentation
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"Roman sarcophagi have fascinated posterity since the Middle Ages, largely because of their mythological reliefs. Living with Myths provides a comprehensive introduction to this important genre, exploring such subjects as the role of the mythological images in everyday life of the time, the messages they convey about the Romans' view of themselves, and the reception of the sarcophagi in later European art and art history. The volume is fully illustrated with high-quality photographs, which enable readers to appreciate the artistic quality of the reliefs and to explore for themselves the messages they convey. Together with the text, which includes analyses of specific sarcophagi, the pictures open up a panorama of Roman cultural history in the 2nd to the early 4th centuries CE."--Publisher's website
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Sarcophagi, Roman
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Sepulchral monuments-- Rome
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Sculpture, Roman
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Ewald, Björn Christian
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Slater, Julia
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Imagery of Roman sarcophagi
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