Product Description: The ancient Greeks devoted a significant portion of their poetic and artistic energy to exploring themes of death. Vermeule examines the facts and fictions of Greek death, including burial and mourning, visions of the underworld, souls and ghosts, the value of heroic death in battle, the quest for immortality, the linked powers of death, sleep, and love, and more...read more

Product Description: "Vermeule has done a great service for specialists and laymen alike. Her vision is fresh, and her writing never lacks verve. Her coverage of the subject is thorough, spacious, and fully up to date. Among scholars, some of her judgments will undoubtedly provoke discussion; but all readers will welcome the excellence of her documentation"...read more