The glory that was Greece : Greek art and archaeology

✍ Scribed by Jennifer Tobin

• Publisher: Recorded Books
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 65
• Series: Modern scholar
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The ancient Greeks' intensely creative spark manifested itself in, among other things, the arts: in architecture with the creation of temples for the gods, theaters for assembly and entertainment, and tombs for the dead; in sculpture that depicted the divine ideal and human frailty; and in painting that illustrated the simple patterns of daily life, the poignancy of death, and the fickleness of the gods.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Lecture 1. The Protogeometric Period : 1050-900 BC --
Lecture 2. The Geometric Period : 900-700 BC --
Lecture 3. The Orientalizing Period, part I : architecture, 700-600 BC --
Lecture 4. The Orientalizing Period, part II : sculpture and vase painting, 700-600 BC --
Lecture 5. The Archaic Period, part I : architecture, 600-480 BC --
Lecture 6. The Archaic Period, part II : sculpture, 600-480 BC --
Lecture 7. The Archaic Period, part III : vase painting 600-480 BC --
Lecture 8. The Early Classical Period : 480-450 BC --
Lecture 9. The High Classical Period : The Parthenon, 450-400 BC --
Lecture 10. The High Classical Period : architecture, sculpture, and vase painting, 450-400 BC --
Lecture 11. The Late Classical Period, part I : architecture, 400-323 BC --
Lecture 12. The Late Classical Period, part II : sculpture and painting, 400-323 BC --
Lecture 13. The Hellenistic Period, part I : architecture, 323-31 BC --
Lecture 14. The Hellenistic Period, part II : sculpture, 323-31 BC.
Abstract: The ancient Greeks' intensely creative spark manifested itself in, among other things, the arts: in architecture with the creation of temples for the gods, theaters for assembly and entertainment, and tombs for the dead; in sculpture that depicted the divine ideal and human frailty; and in painting that illustrated the simple patterns of daily life, the poignancy of death, and the fickleness of the gods