The Craft of Zeus: Myths of Weaving and Fabric

The fundamental gesture of weaving in The Craft of Zeus is the interlacing of warp and woof described by Plato in The Statesman--an interweaving signifying the union of opposites. From rituals symbolizing--even fabricating--the cohesion of society to those proposed by oracles as a means of propitiating fortune; from the erotic and marital significance of weaving and the woven robe to the use of weaving as a figure for language and the fabric of the text, this lively and lucid book defines the logic of one of the central concepts in Greek and Roman thought--a concept that has persisted, woof and warp crossing again and again, as the fabric of human history has unfolded.

Author: John Scheid, Jesper Svenbro
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 05/16/2001
Series: Revealing Antiquity #09
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.30w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780674005785