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WORSHIPPING ATHENA Panathenaia and Parthenon
[Buy it!] | Neils, Jenifer | USD 20.00
(Thu Jun 6 07:08:12 2024) | Abebooks | Ancient World Books | ISBN10: 029915114X, ISBN13: 9780299151140, [publisher: University of Wisconsin Press] Softcover Minor shelfwear. From the library of Jenifer Neils. ; The foremost religious festival of ancient Athensthe city dedicated to Athena, goddess of war, fertility, arts, and wisdomwas the Panathenaia. Challenging old assumptions and refuting new theories, Worshipping Athena addresses the many problems of interpretation and understanding that have swirled for years around the Panathenaia. Among the issues discussed is the recent sensational controversy over the Parthenon frieze, perhaps the best known but least understood work of Greek art. For centuries the frieze has been thought to represent the Panathenaia procession, but recently the argument has been advanced that it depicts the sacrifice of the daughters of the Athenian king Erechtheus. Worshipping Athena offers compelling evidence that the frieze does indeed depict the festal procession and also demonstrates that scenes of contemporary ritual were not unique to the Parthenon. Editor Jenifer Neils and the contributorseminent classicists, archaeologists, and art historiansexplore the role of the Panathenaia in Athenian life and compare it with similar festivals held throughout the ancient Greek world. They discuss such topics as the Panathenaias mythical origins, the phenomenon of the festivals valuable prizes (oil-filled amphoras, rather than the customary laurel wreath) , and the architecture, sculpture, and painting related to the festival. ; Wisconsin Studies in Classics; 224 pages
[Toronto, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1996] |
