Periklean Athens and Its Legacy: Problems and Perspectives

Published by University of Texas Press 2005

Periklean Athens and Its Legacy

Problems and Perspectives

Edited by: Judith M. Barringer and Jeffrey M. Hurwit

https://doi.org/10.7560/706224

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About this book

The late fifth century BC was the golden age of ancient Athens. Under the leadership of the renowned soldier-statesman Perikles, Athenians began rebuilding the Akropolis, where they created the still awe-inspiring Parthenon. Athenians also reached a zenith of artistic achievement in sculpture, vase painting, and architecture, which provided continuing inspiration for many succeeding generations.

The specially commissioned essays in this volume offer a fresh, innovative panorama of the art, architecture, history, culture, and influence of Periklean Athens. Written by leading experts in the field, the articles cover a wide range of topics, including:

An evaluation of Perikles' military leadership during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War.
Iconographical and iconological studies of vase paintings, wall paintings, and sculpture.
Explorations of the Parthenon and other monuments of the Athenian Akropolis.
The legacy of Periklean Athens and its influence upon later art.
Assessments of the modern reception of the Akropolis.

As a whole, this collection of essays proves that even a well-explored field such as Periklean Athens can yield new treasures when mined by perceptive and seasoned investigators.

Author / Editor information

Judith M. Barringer is Professor of Greek Art and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.

Jeffrey M. Hurwit is Professor of Art History and Classics at the University of Oregon.

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These essays are written by a group of prominent and internationally known scholars. Individually and collectively they make an important contribution to the field of ancient art.

— Mary C. Sturgeon

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Note On Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Jerome Jordan Pollitt: A Bibliography Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xxi
1. Perikles as General Donald Kagan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
The Art of Classical and Periklean Athens
2. Bail Oinochoai John H. Oakley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
3. A Farewell with Arms: Departing Warriors on Athenian Vases Susan B. Matheson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
4. The Girl in the Pithos: Hesiod’s Elpis Jenifer Neils Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
5. The Judgment of Helen in Athenian Art H. A. Shapiro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
6. Composition and Content on Classical Murals and Vases John Boardman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
7. The Painting Program in the Stoa Poikile Mark D. Stansbury-O’Donnell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
8. Feminizing the Barbarian and Barbarizing the Feminine: Amazons, Trojans, and Persians in the Stoa Poikile David Castriota Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
9. Notes on the Subject of the Ilissos Temple Frieze Randall L. B. McNeill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
10. “Periklean” Cult Images and Their Media Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
11. Athena at Pallene and in the Agora of Athens Evelyn B. Harrison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
The Periklean Akropolis
12. The Parthenon and the Temple of Zeus at Olympia Jeffrey M. Hurwit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
13. The Parthenon Frieze and Perikles’ Cavalry of a Thousand Ian Jenkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
14. Alkamenes’ Prokne and Itys in Context judith M. Barringer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
15. Interpretations of Two Athenian Friezes: The Temple on the Ilissos and the Temple of Athena Nike Olga Palagia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
The Legacy Of Periklean Athens
16. Alpheos to the Orontes: An Unusual Echo of the Pheidian Zeus at the Syrian Port of Seleukia Pieria Cornelius C. Vermeule Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
17. Kosmetai, the Second Sophistic, and Portraiture in the Second Century Eve D’Ambra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
18. A Rhetorical Perikles W. Martin Bloomer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
19. On Some Motives Supposed Present in Self-Portraits of Pheidias and Others Creighton Gilbert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
20. Early Photography and the Reception of Classical Antiquity: The Case of the Temple of Athena Nike Peter J. Holliday Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
The Legacy Of Jerome J. Pollitt
21. Greek Art and Culture since Art and Experience in Classical Greece Elizabeth A. Meyer and J. E. Lendon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
About The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301

Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 330

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Published: January 1, 2010
ISBN: 9780292796881