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25 octobre 2017
- doi: 10.4000/books.pulg.1629
- isbn: 9782960071788
- eisbn: 9782821895638
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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ancient Greek religion divinity Greek mythology religion Antiguity divinités grecques antiques religion grecque antique Classics Religion SOC011000 JFHFSujets proches
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Emma Aston, « Mixanthropy and metamorphosis », Presses universitaires de Liège, ID : 10.4000/books.pulg.1629
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1. Representing the unrepresentable Greek myth abounds with stories in which a human being turns into an animal, and a significant number of ancient vase-painters chose to borrow famous mythical metamorphoses to decorate their pots. This presents a unique artistic challenge: that of representing a dynamic process in a static and two-dimensional design. In resolving this dilemma, a number of striking depictions were produced. Needless to say, the relationship between the idea and the image of...