Looking at Beauty to Kalon in Western Greece Selected Essays from the 2018 Symposium on the Heritage of Western Greece

• Main Author: Reid, Heather L. (auth)
• Other Authors: Leyh, Tony (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Parnassos Press - Fonte Aretusa 2019
• Series: Heritage of Western Greece
• Subjects: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; History of art / art & design styles; Philosophy; Language & Literature; Art & Art History; Classical Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The ancient Greek word kalon can be translated as beautiful, good, noble, or fine-yet somehow it transcends any one of those concepts. In art and literature, it can apply straightforwardly to figures like Helen or Aphrodite, or enigmatically to the pais kalos: the youthful athlete that decorates so...