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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sorcha Carey (, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in Classics at the University of Cambridge)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 19.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.700kg ISBN: 9780199259137ISBN 10: 0199259135 Pages: 222 Publication Date: 18 December 2003 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: In Search of the Invisible Man 2: The Strategies of Encyclopaedism 3: Representing Empire: Monuments and the Creation of Roman Space 4: The Problem of Totality: Collecting Greek Art, Wonders, and Luxury 5: The Artifice of Nature 6: Imaging Memory 7: ConclusionReviewsthe arguments are well presented and attractively illustrated Times Literary Supplement ... handsomely illustrated ... Carey's style is straightforward, readable and agreeably jargon-free and the full, traditionally placed footnotes make it easy to pursue particular topics ... should certainly find a place in university libraries, probably in both the Classics and History of Art sections. General readers, who have perhaps had simplistic ideas of the scope of the Natural History, will find themselves reconsidering and re-reading. The Journal of Classics Teaching the arguments are well presented and attractively illustrated Times Literary Supplement ... handsomely illustrated ... Carey's style is straightforward, readable and agreeably jargon-free and the full, traditionally placed footnotes make it easy to pursue particular topics ... should certainly find a place in university libraries, probably in both the Classics and History of Art sections. General readers, who have perhaps had simplistic ideas of the scope of the Natural History, will find themselves reconsidering and re-reading. The Journal of Classics Teaching `The arguements are well presented and attractively illustrated.' TLS d Author InformationInternational Projects Co-ordinator at Liverpool Biennial, Sorcha Carey curates temporary artists' projects for the public realm. She previously held post-doctoral fellowships in the history of Classical Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, and the University of Cambridge. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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