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Author: Janett Morgan
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Imprint: Bristol Phoenix Press
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 13.80cm
Weight: 0.272kg
ISBN: 9781904675754
ISBN 10: 1904675751
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 26 August 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
... provides an excellent synthetic overview of house and household activity, and the context of the house in the larger city. Along with the archaeological data she discusses the nature of the Greek house based on insights from classical texts that mention definitions or provide data on houses and household activity. This provides an excellent contextual approach. ... a great introduction for undergraduate courses studying the classical periods - especially since the large urban cities and temples are a major emphasis. Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin 56 Janett Morgan's book fills a gap by bringing it to a wider readership. The Anglo-Hellenic Review, No 46, Autumn This book will make a major contribution to the study of the Greek [house]. The author ... goes a long way in calling for a new methodological approach to sifting through the source materials for house and household structure in Greece. -- Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
... provides an excellent synthetic overview of house and household activity, and the context of the house in the larger city. Along with the archaeological data she discusses the nature of the Greek house based on insights from classical texts that mention definitions or provide data on houses and household activity. This provides an excellent contextual approach. ... a great introduction for undergraduate courses studying the classical periods - especially since the large urban cities and temples are a major emphasis. Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin 56 2011 Janett Morgan's book fills a gap by bringing it to a wider readership. The Anglo-Hellenic Review, No 46, Autumn 2012 This book will make a major contribution to the study of the Greek [house]. The author ... goes a long way in calling for a new methodological approach to sifting through the source materials for house and household structure in Greece. -- Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, University of Edinburgh
This book will make a major contribution to the study of the Greek [house]. The author . . . goes a long way in calling for a new methodological approach to sifting through the source materials for house and household structure in Greece. --Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, University of Edinburgh<br><br><br>--Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Author Information
Janett Morgan is Lecturer in Greek Archaeology at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has published widely in classical studies, in the UK as well as in France and Belgium. Of note are her contributions to 'Archaeology and Ancient History: Breaking the Boundaries' (2004) and 'The Blackwell Companion to Greek Religion' (2007).
