GLORIA FERRARI Figures of Speech: Men and Maidens in Ancient Greece.(Book Review) From: The Art Bulletin | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: Neils, Jenifer | COPYRIGHT 2004 College Art Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

GLORIA FERRARI

Figures of Speech: Men and Maidens in Ancient Greece

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002. 352 pp.; 147 b/w ills. $60.00

RICHARD T. NEER

Style and Politics in Athenian

Vase-Painting: The Craft of Democracy, ca. 530-460 B.C.E.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 306 pp., 101 b/w ills. $80.00

VINNIE NORSKOV

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