Craft of Zeus Myths of Weaving and Fabric

Name: Craft of Zeus Myths of Weaving and Fabric
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ISBN: 9780674005785

ISBN-10: 0674005783

ISBN-13: 9780674005785

Edition: 1996

Authors: John Scheid, Jesper Svenbro, Carol Volk

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Description:

This work looks at the role and symbolism of weaving in Roman and Greek myth and society. In the symbolism, ostensibly started by Zeus, the book traces a pattern and figure of thought used by an entire civilization.

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 5/16/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction



Peplos



From the Sixteen Women to the Weaver King: Political Weaving in Greece



"Investiture," Peplophoria, Lusus Troiae: Political Weaving in Rome



Chlaina



Aphrodite Poikilothronos: Epithets, Cloaks, and Lovers



The Marriage of Peleus and Thetis: Nuptial Blankets in Rome



Textus



The Cloak of Phaedrus: The Prehistory of the "Text" in Greek



The Birth of an Ideogram: The Metaphor of the Textus in Latin



Note on Biological "Tissue"



Note on Cosmic "Weaving"


Notes


Index