Main entry:

Hurwit, Jeffrey M., 1949-

Title & Author:

The Athenian Acropolis : history, mythology, and archaeology from the Neolithic era to the present / Jeffrey M. Hurwit.

Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Description:

xv, 384 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-378) and index.
Ch. 1. The Rock -- Ch. 2. The Goddess -- Ch. 3. The Acropolis in Athenian Life and Literature -- Ch. 4. The Strong House of Erechtheus: The Acropolis in the Bronze Age -- Ch. 5. Sanctuary and Citadel: The Character of the Acropolis, 1065-600 -- Ch. 6. Tyranny, Democracy, and the Archaic Acropolis, 600-480 -- Ch. 7. The Early Classical Acropolis, 479-450 -- Ch. 8. A Guide to the High Classical Acropolis, 450-400 -- Ch. 9. The Parthenon Frieze, Nike, and Thematic Unity on the Classical Acropolis -- Ch. 10. Pandora and the Athena Parthenos: Myth, Gender, and Patriarchy on the Classical Acropolis -- Ch. 11. Reflections Upon the Golden Age: The Late Classical Acropolis, 400-322 -- Ch. 12. The Hellenistic and Roman Acropolis.

Summary:

The Athenian Acropolis: History, Mythology, and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present is a comprehensive study of the art, archaeology, myths, cults, and function of one of the most illustrious sites in the West. Providing an extensive treatment of the significance of the site during the "Golden Age" of classical Greece, Jeffrey Hurwit discusses the development of the Acropolis throughout its long history, up to and including the recent discoveries of the Acropolis restoration project, which have prompted important reevaluations of the site and its major buildings. Throughout, the author describes the role of the Acropolis in everyday life, always placing it within the context of Athenian cultural and intellectual history.

Resources:
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

0521417864 (hb)
9780521417860 (hb)
0521428343 (pbk.)
9780521428347 (pbk.)

Subject:

Monuments Conservation and restoration Greece Athens.
Excavations (Archaeology) Greece Athens.
Monuments Conservation et restauration Grèce Athènes.
Fouilles (Archéologie) Grèce Athènes.
Civilization
Excavations (Archaeology)
Monuments Conservation and restoration
Akropolissen.
Archeologische vindplaatsen.
Fouilles archéologiques Grèce Athènes (Grèce)
Art grec.
Acropolis (Athens, Greece) History.
Athens (Greece) Civilization.
Acropole (Athènes, Grèce) Histoire.
Athènes (Grèce) Civilisation.
Greece Athens
Greece Athens Acropolis
Athènes (Grèce) Acropole.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 202287
Call No.: DF287.A2 H8 1999
Status: Available