The Tyrant-Slayers of Ancient Athens. A Tale of Two Statues. Translated by J. Lloyd. Foreword by P. Cartledge. - AZOULAY, V.,
A Tale of Two Statues
KORTE INHOUD
This investigation relies on a rash bet: to write the biography of two of the most famous statues in Antiquity, the Tyrannicides. Representing the murderers of the tyrant Hipparchus in full action, these statues erected on the Agora of Athens have been in turn worshipped, outraged, and imitated. They have known hours of glory and moments of hardships, which have transformed them into true icons of Athenian democracy. The subject of this book is the remarkable story of this group statue and the ever-changing significance of its tyrant-slaying subjects. The first part of this book, in six chapters, tells the story of the murder of Hipparchus and of the statues of the two tyrannicides from the end of the sixth century to the aftermath of the restoration of democracy in 403. The second part, in three chapters, chronicles the fate and influence of the statues from the fourth century to the end of the Roman Empire. These chapters are followed by an epilogue that reveals new life for the statues in modern art and cu...
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2017Uitgever: Oxford University Press288 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0190663561ISBN-13: 9780190663568Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2017. 304p. Hardback with dust wrps. Spine silver titled. Nice copy. Like new. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: AZOULAY, V.,] [Uitgever: Oxford University Press] [Jaar: 2017] [Titel: The Tyrant-Slayers of Ancient Athens. A Tale of Two Statues. Translated by J. Lloyd. Foreword by P. Cartledge.]
