Product Description: Myth into Art is a comparative study of mythological narrative in Greek poetry and the visual arts. Thirty of the major myths are surveyed, focusing on Homer, lyric poetry and Attic tragedy. On the artistic side, the emphasis is on Athenian and South Italian vases...read more

Product Description: Proceedings of an International Conference celebrating 2,500 years since the birth of democracy in Greece, held at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens in 1992. Officials, heroes, iconography, festivals, politics and demes are just some of the subjects explored.