Aphrodite's tortoise
the veiled woman of ancient Greece
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Publication
2003 - Classical Press of Wales, Swansea, Wales, Wales
Language
English
Word Count
89,500 words, Guess
Page Count
358 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3326221M
- ISBN-100954384539
- OCLC Control Number54072024
- Library of Congress Control Number2004299986
- Goodreads874754
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- LibraryThing547897
Classifications
- LCCGT2112 .L54 2003
Description
Greek women routinely wore the veil. That is the unexpected finding of this major study. The Greeks, rightly credited with the invention of civic openness, are revealed as also part of a more eastern tradition of seclusion. Llewellyn-Jones' work proceeds from literary and, notably, from iconographic evidence. In sculpture and vase painting it demonstrates the presence of the veil, often covering the head, but also more unobtrusively folded back onto the shoulders. This discreet fashion not only gave a priviledged view of the face to the ancient art consumer, but also, incidentally, allowed the veil to escape the notice of traditional modern scholarship.
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