{"product_id":"the-history-written-on-the-classical-greek-body-the-wiles-lectures-9781107003200","title":"The History Written on the Classical Greek Body The Wiles Lectures","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExposes the distortions systematically introduced by historians through relying on texts without looking at what was and was not written on the body. It shows that in classical Athens, on the basis of visual evidence, the categories advertised in texts do not match those which could be operated in life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"His aim is not to produce a history of the Greek body, but rather to use the body as a lens to bring into focus the biases and distortions inherent in more traditional text-centered histories.\"     -- Zachary Biles, New England Classical Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. Writing history on the classical body; 2. The appearance of the classical Greek body; 3. The distinguished body; 4. The citizen body; 5. Foreign bodies; 6. Dirty bodies; 7. Godsbodies; 8. Telling bodies.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768959959383,"sku":"9781107003200","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781107003200.jpg?v=1758719163","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-history-written-on-the-classical-greek-body-the-wiles-lectures-9781107003200","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}