The lively ferment in Etruscan studies, generated in part by recent
archaeological discoveries and fostered by new trends in
interpretation, has produced a wealth of information about the
people historians traditionally considered as inaccessible. Now,
scholars are reconstructing a portrait of the wealthy,
sophisticated Etruscans whose territory once extended from the Po
River to the Bay of Naples. Unfortunately, the wider
English-speaking public has had no single resource which
synthesizes these new findings and interpretations about the
Etruscans. In fact, some sources continue to propagate the
traditional myth of the "enigmatic and isolated Etruscans." In
response, the eminent Etruscan scholar Larissa Bonfante asked seven
other internationally known classicists to join her in providing
this "handbook" for the non-specialist as an authoritative and
readable guide to the burgeoning Etruscan scholarship. As Bonfante
explains in the introductory chapter, "The Etruscans provide an
excellent opportunity of turning archaeology into history: this we
tried to do, in our chapters, according to our individual
directions. Nancy Thomson de Grummond traces the interest in and
knowledge of the Etruscans from the earliest days. Mario Torelli
provides an independent account of Etruscan history, based on
monuments and sources. Jean MacIntosh Turfa belies the cliche of
the Etruscans' traditional 'isolation' by surveying the material
evidence for their trade with the Phoenicians, Greeks, and other
neighbors in the Mediterranean. Marie-Francoise Briguet, Friedhelm
Prayon, David Tripp, and I survey Etruscan art, architecture,
coinage, and daily lives, respectively, Emeline Richardson
contributes what she calls a 'primer' in the Etruscan language, a
basic archaeological introduction to the Etruscan language, meant
to help newcomers read the inscriptions on many of the monuments
illustrated and to see these with the interdisciplinary approach so
characteristic of, and necessary in, Etruscan studies." The book is
profusely illustrated with over 300 photos and maps. Notes and
bibliographic references lead to standard texts on the Etruscans
and to the more specialized literature in the field. The result is
a reliable and lively volume which brings readers into the
mainstream of the latest Etruscan scholarship.
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