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OverviewThis account of what happened in Greece from c. 800 to 323 BC shows how sculptors and painters responded to the challenges they faced in the extremely formidable and ambitious world of the Greek city-state. The numerous symbols and images employed by their eastern Mediterranean neighbours on the one hand, and the explorations of what it was to be human embodied in the narratives with which Greek poets worked on the other, helped produce the rich diversity of forms apparent in Greek art. The drawings and sculptures of this period referred so intimately to the human form as to lead both ancient and modern theorists to talk in terms of the ""mimetic"" role of art. The importance of what occurred still affects the way we see today. Ranging over the fields of sculpture, vase painting and the minor arts, this book provides an introduction to the art of archaic and classical Greece. By looking closely at the context in which, and for which sculptures and paintings were produced, Robin Osborne demonstrates how artistic developments were both a product of, and contributed to, the intensely competitive life of the Greek city. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robin OsbornePublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.846kg ISBN: 9780192842640ISBN 10: 0192842641 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 01 September 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly 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 ContentsReviewsBrilliantly illustrates the purpose of this new series by focusing on the social and political context of Greek art...a different approach suggesting new perspectives and original connections....Eye-opening and thought-provoking.--Professor Fran ois Lissarrague, Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris <br> Brilliantly illustrates the purpose of this new series by focusing on the social and political context of Greek art...a different approach suggesting new perspectives and original connections....Eye-opening and thought-provoking. --Professor Fran ois Lissarrague, Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris<p><br> Brilliantly illustrates the purpose of this new series by focusing on the social and political context of Greek art...a different approach suggesting new perspectives and original connections....Eye-opening and thought-provoking. --Professor Francois Lissarrague, Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris<br> Author InformationRobin Osborne is a Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor of Corpus Christi College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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