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Greek Vase-Painting and the Origins of Visual Humour

Greek Vase-Painting and the Origins of Visual Humour( )
Author: Mitchell, Alexandre G.
ISBN:978-1-107-65809-7
Publication Date:Jul 2012
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $89.95
Book Description:

This book is a comprehensive study of visual humour in ancient Greece, with special emphasis on works created in Athens and Boeotia. Understanding what visual humour was and how it functioned as a tool of social cohesion is only one facet of this study. Mitchell also focuses on the social truths that his study of humour unveils: democracy and freedom of expression, politics and religion, Greek vases and fashion, market-driven production, proper and reprehensible behaviour, popular...
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Book Details
Pages:389
Detailed Subjects: Humor / Form / Pictorial
Art / History / General
Art / History / Ancient & Classical
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):17.8 x 25.3 x 1.7 cm
Book Weight:0.823 Kilograms



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