The Art of Ancient Greece: Sources and Documents

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 312 pages
• Published by: Cambridge University Press
• Edition: 2nd Edition October 26, 1990
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0521273668
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521273664
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.1 pounds

Product Review
"a welcome return of a much valued resource for the teaching of Greek art and archaeology." The Classical Journal

"This volume, so assiduously compiled, expanded and annotated, could well inspire a university course about the contribution of ancient sources to our knowledge of the art of ancient Greece.an indispensable tool for scholars." Beth Cohen, Classical World

Product Description
This book is a companion volume to Professor Pollitt's The Art of Rome: Sources and Documents (CUP, 1983). An authoritative and reliable sourcebook, The Art of Ancient Greece contains a comprehensive collection in translation of ancient literary evidence relating to Greek sculpture, painting, architecture, and the decorative arts. The material is presented in a way which makes this important evidence available to students who are not specialists in the Classical languages or Classical archaeology. Accompanying the author's translations of a wide selection of Greek and Latin texts is an accessible, substantial bibliography, as well as an introduction, and explanatory commentary.

Reader Reviews
This book is a handy compilation of primary sources (in translation) concerning the art and architecture of ancient Greece. It is mainly helpful for the serious graduate student.