Virgin Sacrifice in Classical Art: Women, Agency, and the Trojan War

ISBN-13: 9780415301350 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 222 str.

Anthony F. Mangieri

Opis

This books tells the stories of Iphigeneia and Polyxena in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art and literature. They are the two sacrificial virgins of the Trojan War, and this book reveals what these mythological maidens can tell us about the lives of historical people in the ancient world.

O autorze

Anthony F. Mangieri is Associate Professor of Art History and Coordinator of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in Greek and Roman art from Emory University. Mangieri has lectured widely and published articles on Greek art.