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Index
Cover
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Timeline
Maps
1 Introduction and Issues in the History of Greek Art
An Alternative Mini-History of Greek Art
Some Questions to Consider for this Book
The Plan of this Book
A Few Notes About Using this Book
TEXTBOX: Stylistic Analysis and Sir John Beazley
References
Further Reading
2 The Early and Middle Bronze Ages
Timeline
Chronology, Regions, Periods, and Pottery Analysis
Early Cycladic and Minoan Periods, c. 3100–2000 BCE
Early to Middle Helladic (c. 3100–1675 BCE)
Protopalatial and Neopalatial Crete
The Cyclades
Middle Helladic to the Late Helladic I Shaft Graves
TEXTBOX: The Eruption of Thera and Debates over Absolute Chronology
References
Further Reading
3 The Late Bronze Age II–III
Timeline
Late Minoan (LM II to LM III)
Late Helladic Architecture
Late Helladic Pottery and Terracottas
TEXTBOX: The Trojan War
References
Further Reading
4 The Sub-Mycenaean, Protogeometric, and Geometric Periods
Timeline
Pottery
Sculpture
Architecture
TEXTBOX: What is in a Name?
References
Further Reading
5 Contexts I: Civic, Domestic, and Funerary
Timeline
The City and its Spaces
The Agora
Houses and Domestic Spaces
Textiles
The Symposion
Graves
TEXTBOX: Agency
References
Further Reading
6 The Seventh Century
Timeline
Greek Pottery Painting and the Mediterranean
Metalwork and Terracotta
Architecture and its Decoration
TEXTBOX: Network Theory
References
Further Reading
7 Contexts II: Sanctuaries and Architecture
Timeline
Sanctuaries
Temples and the Architectural Orders
A Mini-History of the Greek Temple
Other Buildings of the Sanctuary
Rituals and Offerings
TEXTBOX: Ritual Analysis and Theoria
References
Further Reading
8 The Sixth Century
Timeline
Architecture and Architectural Sculpture
Free-Standing Sculpture
Other Media
Painted Pottery
TEXTBOX: Color in Greek Sculpture
References
Further Reading
9 Narrative
Timeline
Narrative and Artistic Style
Narrative Time and Space
Viewing Context
Art and Literature
Choice of Mood and Moment
Symbolic and Universal Aspects of Narrative
TEXTBOX: Interpretation and Information Theory
References
Further Reading
10 The Fifth Century
Timeline
Architecture, Architectural Sculpture, and Relief
The Acropolis at Athens
Late Fifth-Century Sculpture
Painting
TEXTBOX: The Parthenon Marbles and Cultural Patrimony
References
Further Reading
11 The Production of Greek Art and its Markets
Timeline
Production: Architecture
Production: Architectural Sculpture
Production: Sculpture
Production: Pottery
Wares, Markets, and Distribution
Artists and Workshops
TEXTBOX: The Value of Greek Art
References
Further Reading
12 The Fourth Century to c. 330 BCE
Timeline
Architecture
Sculpture
Art and Individuals
Pottery
Mosaic and Fresco
TEXTBOX: The Copy Hypothesis
References
Further Reading
13 Identity
Timeline
Gender
Women’s Lives
Women in Public
Men and Youths: Gender and Sexuality
Interaction: Class, Civic, and Ethnic Identity
TEXTBOX: Money Purses, Sex, and Identity
References
Further Reading
14 The Hellenistic Period
Timeline
Characteristics of the Hellenistic Period
Cities and Architecture
Sculptural Styles and Dating
Theatricism and Narrative
Representations and Portrayal
Painting
The Private and Personal Realm
TEXTBOX: The Riace Warriors as Hellenistic Sculpture
References
Further Reading
15 Epilogue
References
Further Reading
Glossary
Index
Access to Companion Site
End User License Agreement
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