Not the Classical Ideal Athens and the Construction of the Other in Greek Art

Ancient Greece is characterized by a vision of reality in which a pre-eminent human type is defined in opposition to non-ideal 'others'. The social structure of democratic Athens privileged male citizens, while marginalizing women, resident aliens, and slaves.Across a broad spectrum of classical Greek imagery, this anthology provides an investigation of this 'otherness'. Their methodologies ranging from traditional to avant-garde, an international cast of authors develops a nuanced picture of 'otherness', the visual criteria that denote it, and its social and political functions in regard to gender, class, and ethnicity.Cohen, Beth is the author of 'Not the Classical Ideal Athens and the Construction of the Other in Greek Art' with ISBN 9789004117129 and ISBN 9004117121.