Daidalos and the Origins of Greek Art

In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, Sarah Morris invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins.

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Sarah P. Morris

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In a major revisionary approach to ancient Greek culture, this title invokes as a paradigm the myths surrounding Daidalos to describe the profound influence of the Near East on Greece's artistic and literary origins.

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"No brief review can do justice to the originality and breadth of this major work of revisionist scholarship. . . . Gathering an imposing array of linguistic, literary, archaeological, and historical sources from around the Mediterranean, the author has demonstrated the profound, appreciative dependence of the Greeks on the Levantine 'East', beginning in the Late Bronze Age."

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Morris, Sarah P. Morris, Morris Sarah P.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.1995
• EAN: 9780691001609
• ISBN: 978-0-691-00160-9
• No. of pages: 483
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, History of Art, Folklore, myths & legends, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Classical style, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek style, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)