by Tonio Hölscher · Editorial Crítica · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788491994480
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«El nadador de Paestum» is the history and art essay by Tonio Hölscher, published by Editorial Crítica in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
The book studies the tomb of the diver of Paestum, discovered in 1968, whose frescoes are the only surviving example of Greek painting from the beginning of the classical era. From that image, Hölscher analyses youth culture, eroticism as a social bond, the place of the athletic body and the sea in relation to urban life in ancient Greece.
Part of the Ares y Mares collection. Translation by Lara Cortés Fernández. Original title: Der Taucher von Paestum. Jugend, Eros und das Meer im antiken Griechenland.
It will appeal to readers of history and classical archaeology and to those who want to approach the visual culture of ancient Greece.
