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The Wayneflete Lectures, given under the auspices of Magdalen College, Oxford, delivered in 1983 by Professor Francis, and published here under the title Image and Idea in Fifth Century Greece , are important because they challenge the way that the ancient world and its artistic and literary productions are often viewed. Francis believed that the ancient world was a unity in which issues of the day were reflected in the language of pictorial and sculptural representation and in the works of literature. If Professor Francis's case is valid, then the pan-Hellenic construction of temples, erection of dedicatory statues, and the general joie de vivre to be found in the artefacts of the late archaic period' can be seen as the physical manifestations of Greek victory over the Persians in 480 and 479.

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Author:   E. D. Francis ,  Michael Vickers ,  Michael Vickers (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780415019149

ISBN 10:   0415019141
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   06 September 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Greek Art in an Historical Setting; Chapter 2 Images of Glory and The Art of Power; Chapter 3 ::; Chapter 4 ‘Silent Poetry’; Chapter 5 Trophies for the Gods;

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