{"product_id":"histories-of-peirene-9780876619650","title":"Histories of Peirene","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author deftly describes the evolution of the Fountain of Peirene framed against the underlying landscape and its ancient, medieval, and modern settlement, viewed from the perspective of Corinthian culture and spheres of interaction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe peculiarity and interest of the book resides in the oscillation between a traditional, very accurate archaeological report and a rich, almost novel-like historiographic inquiry. Robinson not only reviews Hill's canonical architectural and chronological framework, she also expands our views through a wide-ranging contextual approach that investigates the artistic, architectural, political, religious, geographic, geological, and even biological dimensions of Peirene.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJulian Richard\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal Of Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2014 (118.3)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"... this text should be of interest to many different kinds of readers interested in Corinth.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Pettegrew\u003c\/b\u003e, Messiah College, Corinthian Matters, Sept. 23, 2011","brand":"American School of Classical Studies at Athens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884909637975,"sku":"9780876619650","price":60.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/histories-of-peirene-9780876619650","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}