Title The world underfoot : mosaics and metaphor in the Greek symposium / Hallie M. Franks

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; The World Underfoot; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Symposium, the Andron, the Mosaics; 2. The Journey Out: Symposium at Sea; 3. The Journey In: Dionysos the Traveler; 4. The Journey Around: Turning and Turn-​Taking; 5. The Journey Back: Symposia of the Past; Conclusion; References; Index Summary Drawing on discourses in the sociology and anthropology of space, the author presents an innovative new interpretation of pebble mosaic imagery as an active contributor to the ancient Greek symposium as a metaphorical experience Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Mosaic floors -- Greece -- Themes, motives Symposium (Classical Greek drinking party) Metaphor in art. Art and society -- Greece -- History -- To 1500 ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation. ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments. ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice. ARCHITECTURE -- Reference. Art and society Metaphor in art Symposium (Classical Greek drinking party) Bildprogramm Fußbodenmosaik Symposion Greece Griechenland Altertum Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2017056728 ISBN 9780190863197 0190863196 9780190863173 019086317X

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