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What is Reading Greek Vases about?
Repetition and symmetry are the fundamental aesthetic principles underlying the shape and decoration of ancient Athenian vases. This book is the first comprehensive study of the role of repetition beyond its aesthetic value, and as part of a code that conveys meaning to the viewer. Relying on the theoretical background provided through information theory and narratology, Ann Steiner uncovers the different kinds of meaning that painters created through the use of repetition. Using the reading of
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- Author
- Steiner, Ann, 1951-
- Publisher
- Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521825221
- Category
- art
- Subjects
- Art, History, Ancient & Classical
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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