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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2023-05-25
- Pages
- 230
- ISBN
- 9781108833783
- Book Title
- Bacchic Gold Tablets and Poetic Tradition : Memory and Performance
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Ancient / General
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 230 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1108833780
ISBN-13
9781108833783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
16058360113
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bacchic Gold Tablets and Poetic Tradition : Memory and Performance
Number of Pages
230 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / General
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2023-011773
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20230612
Dewey Decimal
881/.0109
Table Of Content
Introduction: Bacchic verses: poetry and the gold leaves; 1. Mapping memory: Bacchic cults and poetic models; 2. The tomb of memory: epigrams and funerary context; 3. Material genres: amulets and incantations; 4. Gold in the grave: the metal of the tablets.
Synopsis
The Bacchic gold tablets are a remarkable collection of objects from the Ancient Greek world: inscribed with short verse texts and buried in graves of mystery initiates, they express extraordinary hopes for post-mortem salvation. Past approaches to these objects have sought to reconstruct their underlying belief system. This book is the first to examine them primarily within the context of early Greek poetry and performance culture. The patterns of thought and expression in the tablets find instructive poetic antecedents and analogies, including in non-canonical and inscribed genres that are not included in conventional descriptions of the poetic tradition. Applying a range of analytical approaches from the fields of epigraphy, anthropology, and religious studies, this book ultimately uses the tablets to cast more familiar literature in a new light., Examines a collection of gold tablets, products of Greek mystery religions offering post-mortem salvation, and reads them in the performance context and thought of early Greek poetry. Applies a range of new analytical tools to these materials, including approaches from epigraphy and religious studies.
LC Classification Number
PA3092
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- m***m (2282)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI’m thrilled with my recent purchase . The website was user-friendly, and the product descriptions were accurate. Customer service was prompt and helpful, answering all my questions. My order arrived quickly, well-packaged, and the product exceeded my expectations in quality. I’m impressed with the attention to detail and the overall experience. I’ll definitely shop here again and highly recommend from this seller to others. Thank you for a fantastic experience!
- a***n (43)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (94)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.