A History of Greek Art
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A History of Greek Art

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eBook - ePub

A History of Greek Art

About this book

Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period.

  • Uniquely intersperses chapters devoted to major periods of Greek art from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period, with chapters containing discussions of important contextual themes across all of the periods
  • Contextual chapters illustrate how a range of factors, such as the urban environment, gender, markets, and cross-cultural contact, influenced the development of art
  • Chronological chapters survey the appearance and development of key artistic genres and explore how artifacts and architecture of the time reflect these styles
  • Offers a variety of engaging and informative pedagogical features to help students navigate the subject, such as timelines, theme-based textboxes, key terms defined in margins, and further readings.
  • Information is presented clearly and contextualized so that it is accessible to students regardless of their prior level of knowledge
  • A book companion website is available at www.wiley.gom/go/greekart with the following resources: PowerPoint slides, glossary, and timeline

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Timeline
  7. Maps
  8. 1 Introduction and Issues in the History of Greek Art
  9. 2 The Early and Middle Bronze Ages
  10. 3 The Late Bronze Age II–III
  11. 4 The Sub-Mycenaean, Protogeometric, and Geometric Periods
  12. 5 Contexts I: Civic, Domestic, and Funerary
  13. 6 The Seventh Century
  14. 7 Contexts II: Sanctuaries and Architecture
  15. 8 The Sixth Century
  16. 9 Narrative
  17. 10 The Fifth Century
  18. 11 The Production of Greek Art and its Markets
  19. 12 The Fourth Century to c. 330 BCE
  20. 13 Identity
  21. 14 The Hellenistic Period
  22. 15 Epilogue
  23. Glossary
  24. Index
  25. Access to Companion Site
  26. End User License Agreement