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Put Out More Flags
Upper-class rogues, bohemians, dowagers, socialites, bureaucrats and delinquent evacuees prepare for England to change forever, in this hilarious and deadly serious 1942 satire on …
Ancient Olympics
The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, …
The Ancient Olympics
The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle for a prize'. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, …
Greek Sculpture
Ancient Greek sculpture seems to have a timeless quality - provoking reactions that may range from awe to alienation. Yet it was a particular product of its age: and to know how …
Etruscan Art
The Etruscans are one of the enigmas of history. A cultured, artistic, socially adept and seemingly tolerant and pleasure-loving people, they dominated Central Italy for 800 years …
Greek Sculpture
Ancient Greek sculpture seems to have a timeless quality – provoking reactions that may range from awe to alienation. Yet it was a particular product of its age: and to know how …
Civiliza?ia clasica. O istorie în zece capitole
Nigel Spivey exploreaza bazele ?i mo?tenirea Greciei ?i a Romei antice prin intermediul a noua ora?e reale din lumea clasica ?i al unuia imaginar.Calatoria sa începe la ruinele …
The Micali Painter and his Followers
One of the first personalities to be identified in Etruscan art, the Micali Painter (sixth century BC), is also one of the liveliest of ancient vase-painters, and the leading …
ENDURING CREATION
A study of the representation of pain and suffering in Western art and photography, from Christian martyrs to the Holocaust. It asks how it is that art can warn, console or prepare …
The Sarpedon Krater
Perhaps the most spectacular of all Greek vases, the Sarpedon krater depicts the body of Sarpedon, a hero of the Trojan War, being carried away to his homeland for burial. It was …