Living with Myths: The Imagery of Roman Sarcophagi

by Bjorn C. Ewald, Paul Zanker, Julia Slater

Roman sarcophagi have fascinated posterity since the Middle Ages, largely because of their mythological reliefs. Living with Myths provides a comprehensive introduction to this important genre, exploring such subjects as the role of the mythological images in everyday life of the time, the messages they convey about the Romans' view of themselves, and the reception of the sarcophagi in later European art and art history. The volume is fully illustrated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199228698
• ISBN13: 9780199228690
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 3.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.7" x 11.0"