Heurgon Jacques. Daily Life of the Etruscans

Translated from the French by James Kirkap. — London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1964. — 308 p."The word Etruscan might a priori seem to many people the very last one to be associated with the idea of 'daily life'. The mere sound of the word tends to induce in certain people a trance-like state which almost discourages any attempt to approach the subject in a realistic manner. Our contemporaries, fascinated by an art whose marvels were little known until they were revealed by the memorable 1955 exhibition at the Louvre and the subsequent publication of numerous illustrated books on the subject seem inclined to look upon the creators of that art as men who, if ever they existed, did so outside the bounds of space and time. They are the children of mystery and the sons of night, and the dazzling fibulae which served to hook up their women's garments perhaps shine all the brighter for being seen in a setting of impenetrable dark. In the eyes of many people the Etruscans belong more to the domain of myths than to the pages of human history. Our aim here is to show that, unlike the Arimaspians and the other Hyperboreans, the Etruscans really existed."The Physical Type.
The Moral Temper.
Etruscan Society.
The Etruscan Family and the Role of Women.
The Etruscan Countryside and Patterns of Rural Life.
The Towns and the Setting of Urban Activities.
Some Etruscan Diversions: Banquets and Games.
Etruscan Literature.