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Uncovers remarkable and unsuspected depths in the works of such figures as Aristophanes and Plato. This is the most compelling and sophisticated study available of any single Athenian ritual and the most challenging to received notions about the wider role of religion in city-state society." - Richard P. Martin, Standford University

“[This] study of the Adonia as offering cultural critiques played out in specific texts is a major innovation. . . . A model for new readings of other seemingly marginal rites.”—Journal of Hellenic Studies

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments Abbreviations and References
  • Introduction
  • 1 Adonis and the Adonia: Trends in Representation, Ancient and Modern
  • 2 Weddings: Stairway to Heaven
  • 3 Funerals: Aristophanes's Adôniazousai
  • 4 Philosophy: Gardening for Fun in Plato's Phaedrus
  • Conclusion
  • Figures
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

    The Athenian Adonia in Context The Adonis

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        Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
        Publication Date: 7/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
        ISBN13: 9780299308247, 978-0299308247
        ISBN10: 0299308243
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        Description

        Book Synopsis


        Trade Review
        Uncovers remarkable and unsuspected depths in the works of such figures as Aristophanes and Plato. This is the most compelling and sophisticated study available of any single Athenian ritual and the most challenging to received notions about the wider role of religion in city-state society." - Richard P. Martin, Standford University

        “[This] study of the Adonia as offering cultural critiques played out in specific texts is a major innovation. . . . A model for new readings of other seemingly marginal rites.”—Journal of Hellenic Studies

        Table of Contents
        • Acknowledgments Abbreviations and References
        • Introduction
        • 1 Adonis and the Adonia: Trends in Representation, Ancient and Modern
        • 2 Weddings: Stairway to Heaven
        • 3 Funerals: Aristophanes's Adôniazousai
        • 4 Philosophy: Gardening for Fun in Plato's Phaedrus
        • Conclusion
        • Figures
        • Notes
        • Bibliography
        • Index

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