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The Narcissus Fresco

Author : . Chaddanta
Publisher : tredition
ISBN 13 : 3749760039
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (497 download)

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Download or read book The Narcissus Fresco written by . Chaddanta and published by tredition. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time of injustice — when lies become laws, deceit an entitlement, humanity a farce, and democratic rule a tyranny against the nation — people begin to question the causes of the decline. The ancient fresco painting depicts the mythological fate of Narcissus and bears witness to a tragedy that occurred in a similar manner in olden times. The fine layers of watered-down pigments the fresco artist applied to the lime are well embedded into the stucco. The powerful elite consider themselves untouchable as they indulge their decadence and their deviant tendencies. But societal decline also acts as a catalyist for the uprising against despotism.

The Narcissus Fresco

Author : . . Chaddanta
Publisher : Tredition Gmbh
ISBN 13 : 9783749760022
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Narcissus Fresco written by . . Chaddanta and published by Tredition Gmbh. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time of injustice - when lies become laws, deceit an entitlement, humanity a farce, and democratic rule a tyranny against the nation - people begin to question the causes of the decline. The ancient fresco painting depicts the mythological fate of Narcissus and bears witness to a tragedy that occurred in a similar manner in olden times. The fine layers of watered-down pigments the fresco artist applied to the lime are well embedded into the stucco. The powerful elite consider themselves untouchable as they indulge their decadence and their deviant tendencies. But societal decline also acts as a catalyist for the uprising against despotism.

Classical Reception and Children's Literature

Author : Owen Hodkinson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786733293
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Classical Reception and Children's Literature written by Owen Hodkinson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reception studies have transformed the classics. Many more literary and cultural texts are now regarded as 'valid' for classical study. And within this process of widening, children's literature has in its turn emerged as being increasingly important. Books written for children now comprise one of the largest and most prominent bodies of texts to engage with the classical world, with an audience that constantly changes as it grows up. This innovative volume wrestles with that very characteristic of change which is so fundamental to children's literature, showing how significant the classics, as well as classically-inspired fiction and verse, have been in tackling the adolescent challenges posed by metamorphosis. Chapters address such themes as the use made by C S Lewis, in The Horse and his Boy, of Apuleius' The Golden Ass; how Ovidian myth frames the Narnia stories; classical 'nonsense' in Edward Lear; Pan as a powerful symbol of change in children's literature, for instance in The Wind in the Willows; the transformative power of the Orpheus myth; and how works for children have handled the teaching of the classics.

Roman Eyes

Author : Jaś Elsner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691096773
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book Roman Eyes written by Jaś Elsner and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Roman Eyes, Jas Elsner seeks to understand the multiple ways that art in ancient Rome formulated the very conditions for its own viewing, and as a result was complicit in the construction of subjectivity in the Roman Empire. Elsner draws upon a wide variety of visual material, from sculpture and wall paintings to coins and terra-cotta statuettes. He examines the different contexts in which images were used, from the religious to the voyeuristic, from the domestic to the subversive. He reads images alongside and against the rich literary tradition of the Greco-Roman world, including travel writing, prose fiction, satire, poetry, mythology, and pilgrimage accounts. The astonishing picture that emerges reveals the mindsets Romans had when they viewed art--their preoccupations and theories, their cultural biases and loosely held beliefs. Roman Eyes is not a history of official public art--the monumental sculptures, arches, and buildings we typically associate with ancient Rome, and that tend to dominate the field. Rather, Elsner looks at smaller objects used or displayed in private settings and closed religious rituals, including tapestries, ivories, altars, jewelry, and even silverware. In many cases, he focuses on works of art that no longer exist, providing a rare window into the aesthetic and religious lives of the ancient Romans.

Principles of Decoration in the Roman World

Author : Annette Haug
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110732211
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Principles of Decoration in the Roman World written by Annette Haug and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the manner in which architectural settings and action contexts influenced the perception of decoration in the Roman world. Crucial to the relationship between ancient viewers and media was the concept of decor, a term employed by Vitruvius and other Roman authors to describe the appropriateness of particular decorative elements to the environment in which they were located. The papers in this volume examine a diverse range of decorated spaces, from press rooms to synagogues, through the lens of decor. In doing so, they shed new light on the decorative principles employed across Roman Italy and beyond.

Tacitean Visual Narrative

Author : Philip Waddell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350097020
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Tacitean Visual Narrative written by Philip Waddell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the studies of modern film, traditional narratology, and Roman art, this interdisciplinary work explores the complex and highly visual techniques of Tacitus' Annales. The volume opens with a discussion of current research in narratology, as applied to Roman historians. Narratology is a helpful and insightful tool, but is often inadequate to deal with specifically visual aspects of ancient narrative. In order to illuminate Tacitus' techniques, and to make them speak to modern readers, this book focuses on drawing and illustrating parallels between Tacitus' historiographical methods and modern film effects. Building on these premises, Waddell examines a wide array of Tacitus' visual narrative devices. Tacitean examples are discussed in light of their narrative effect and purpose in the Annales, as well as the ways in which they are similar to contemporary Roman art and modern film techniques, including focalization, alignment, use of the ambiguous gaze, temporal suggestion and quick-cutting. Through this approach the modern scholar gains a deeper understanding of the many ways in which Tacitus' Annales act upon the reader, and how his narrative technique helps to shape, guide, and deeply layer his history.

Immortals Fenyx Rising: A Traveler's Guide to the Golden Isle

Author : Rick Barba
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
ISBN 13 : 150672048X
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Immortals Fenyx Rising: A Traveler's Guide to the Golden Isle written by Rick Barba and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Chryse, the Golden Isle! The king of the gods himself, Zeus, presents you with this indispensable travel guide to the ancient Greek island from Ubisoft’s Immortals Fenyx Rising video game. Follow the king of the gods on an expedition across the different regions of the dazzling island of Chryse: whether strolling through the lush painted gardens of the goddess Aphrodite, battling inside Ares’s fortress, or planning a boat trip across the river Styx, this full-color travel guide will keep you alive and thriving. In this glorious hardcover, readers will discover all about each region’s landmarks, secrets and legendary myths and will enjoy Zeus’s hot goss on the rest of the pantheon! Immortals Fenyx Rising: A Traveler's Guide to the Golden Isle is a must have for any fan of Immortals Fenyx Rising and Greek mythology.

Simile and Identity in Ovid's Metamorphoses

Author : Marie Louise von Glinski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521760968
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Simile and Identity in Ovid's Metamorphoses written by Marie Louise von Glinski and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-09 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first monograph on Ovid's epic simile, offering fresh perspectives on central episodes of this important work.

The Mythology of Plants

Author : Annette Giesecke
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606063219
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Mythology of Plants written by Annette Giesecke and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging book focuses on the perennially fascinating topic of plants in Greek and Roman myth. The author, an authority on the gardens, art, and literature of the classical world, introduces the book’s main themes with a discussion of gods and heroes in ancient Greek and Roman gardens. The following chapters recount the everyday uses and broader cultural meaning of plants with particularly strong mythological associations. These include common garden plants such as narcissus and hyacinth; pomegranate and apple , which were potent symbols of fertility; and sources of precious incense including frankincense and myrrh. Following the sweeping botanical commentary are the myths themselves, told in the original voice of Ovid, classical antiquity’s most colorful mythographer. The volume’s interdisciplinary approach will appeal to a wide audience, ranging from readers interested in archaeology, classical literature, and ancient history to garden enthusiasts. With an original translation of selections from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, an extensive bibliography, a useful glossary of names and places, and a rich selection of images including exquisite botanical illustrations, this book is unparalleled in scope and realization.

From Caravaggio to Artemisia

Author : Richard E. Spear
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book From Caravaggio to Artemisia written by Richard E. Spear and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together more than thirty of Richard Spear's most important articles and selected chapters from his main books, organized in three sections, Caravaggio and Caravaggism, Italy and France, and Bolognese Painters. The author provides important addenda and retrospective critical reflections on each of the essays. Contents: Caravaggio and Caravaggism: Caravaggio and His Followers Caravaggisti at the Palazzo Pitti 'The International Caravaggesque Movement' by Benedict Nicolson Stocktaking in Caravaggio Studies The Critical Fortune of a Realist Painter Leonardo, Raphael, and Caravaggio Artemisia Gentileschi: Ten Years of Fact and Fiction Caravaggio's 'Death of the Virgin' by Pamela Askew Saints and Sinners Italy and France: Baciccio's Pendant Paintings of 'Venus and Adonis' Baciccio's 'Venus and Adonis': A Postscript Studies in Conservation and Connoisseurship: Problematic Paintings by Manfredi, Saraceni and Guercino Johann Liss Reconsidered Princeton: Italian Baroque Paintings Notes on Naples in the Seicento The Literary Sources of Poussin's 'Realm of Flora' On the Relationship between Subject and Decorative Modes in Baroque Fresco Cycles A New Book on La Tour 'The French Painters of the Seventeenth Century' by Christopher Wright Reni contre Dominiquin dans la litterature d'art francaise du XVIIe siecle Bolognese Painters: Domenichino and the Farnese 'Loggia del Giardino' Preparatory Drawings by Domenichino The Cappella della Strada Cupa: a Forgotten Domenichino Chapel Bolognese Paintings in Florence A Forgotten Landscape Painter: Giovanni Battista Viola Domenichino's Artistic Personality Domenichino Addenda Re-viewing the 'Divine Guido' Guercino's 'Prix-fixe': Observations on Studio Practices and Art Marketing in Emilia "Martyr", "Mary Magdalene" and "Di sua mano" from 'The "Divine" Guido: Religion, Sex, Money and Art in the World of Guido Reni' Guido's Grace Additional Notes Index.

The Narcissus and the Pomegranate

Author : Ann Suter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Narcissus and the Pomegranate written by Ann Suter and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines in detail the two myths in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter and the relation of the hymn to historic cult activities at Eleusis

Sculpture and Touch

Author : Peter Dent
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351549456
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Sculpture and Touch written by Peter Dent and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Renaissance, at least, the medium of sculpture has been associated explicitly with the sense of touch. Sculptors, philosophers and art historians have all linked the two, often in strikingly different ways. In spite of this long running interest in touch and tactility, it is vision and visuality which have tended to dominate art historical research in recent decades. This book introduces a new impetus to the discussion of the relationship between touch and sculpture by setting up a dialogue between art historians and individuals with fresh insights who are working in disciplines beyond art history. The collection brings together a rich and diverse set of approaches, with essays tackling subjects from prehistoric figurines to the work of contemporary artists, from pre-modern ideas about the physiology of touch to tactile interaction in the museum environment, and from the phenomenology of touch in recent philosophy to the experimental findings of scientific study. It is the first volume on this subject to take such a broad approach and, as such, seeks to set the agenda for future research and collaboration in this area.

Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology

Author : Luke Roman
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438126395
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology written by Luke Roman and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek and Roman mythology has fascinated people for more than two millennia, and its influence on cultures throughout Europe, America, North Africa, and the Middle East attests to the universal appeal of the stories. This title examines the best-known figures of Greek and Roman mythology together with the great works of classic literature.

The Art of Roman Britain

Author : Martin Henig
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134746520
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Roman Britain written by Martin Henig and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the help of over 100 illustrations, many of them little known, Martin Henig shows that the art produced in Britannia rivals that of other provinces and deserves comparison with the art of metropolitan Rome.

Aesthetic Experiences and Classical Antiquity

Author : Jonas Grethlein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110719265X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Aesthetic Experiences and Classical Antiquity written by Jonas Grethlein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the nature of aesthetic experience with the help of ancient material, exploring our responses to both narratives and images.

Intervisuality

Author : Andrea Capra
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110795523
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Intervisuality written by Andrea Capra and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-03-06 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intertextuality is a well-known tool in literary criticism and has been widely applied to ancient literature, with, perhaps surprisingly, classical scholarship being at the frontline in developing new theoretical approaches. By contrast, the seemingly parallel notion of intervisuality has only recently begun to appear in classical studies. In fact, intervisuality still lacks a clear definition and scope. Unlike intertextuality, which is consistently used with reference to the interrelationship between texts, the term ‘intervisuality’ is used not only to trace the interrelationship between images in the visual domain, but also to explore the complex interplay between the visual and the verbal. It is precisely this hybridity that interests us. Intervisuality has proved extremely productive in fields such as art history and visual culture studies. By bringing together a diverse team of scholars, this project aims to bring intervisuality into sharper focus and turn it into a powerful tool to explore the research field traditionally referred to as ‘Greek literature’.

Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers

Author : Michael Bryan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (856 download)

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Download or read book Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers written by Michael Bryan and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: