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OverviewProfessor Larissa Bonfante’s great gift is the ability to evoke in a fresh, immediate, and convincing way the experiences, beliefs, and thoughts of people living more than two thousand years ago. Images and Translations: The Etruscans Abroad communicates the sensations of other times and places, from the day to day to the solemnly ritualistic. The world of the Etruscans, sophisticated and pleasure-loving, radiated throughout a vast area of the ancient world. Starting from works of art created by individuals of ages very different from our own, Bonfante examined the expertise and production of the artists and artisans who made them, the tastes of those who used them, and the sometimes surprising results of the exchanges between creators and buyers. Just as the French demand for Chinese ceramics in the seventeenth century gave birth to the unprecedented famille colors, so the production of Greek ceramics for the Etruscan market produced singularly expressive depictions. Humorous, pious, or erotic to the buyers, they could be shocking to the culture who made them. Images and Translations explores areas in much closer economic and cultural contact than is usually recognized. Following traces and transformations, this book finds threads of connection not only between Italy and Greece, but between Italy and northern Europe—today’s France and Germany—as well as between Italy and the Near East. Etruscan influence runs through Western history, into the Renaissance, and emerges in imagery still evocative today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Larissa Bonfante , Mary KnightPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Dimensions: Width: 17.70cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.10cm Weight: 1.397kg ISBN: 9780472131976ISBN 10: 0472131974 Pages: 494 Publication Date: 31 March 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Editor’s Note Introduction Chapter 1 An Alphabet of Images: Greek and Etruscan Myth Chapter 2 Families and Gender Etruscan Women Men and Women The Etruscan Upper Class The Use of Myths Etruscan Mirrors: Reflections of Marriage Etruscan Couples Gestures of Love Mothers, Myth, and Metaphor Toddlers and Children Women’s Literacy Chapter 3 What Happened to the Kouros? The Celtic World The Greek Model Etruscan Transformations Etruscan Ancestors The Kouros Goes North Celtic Burials Chapter 4 Amber, Runes, and Situla Art Amber Runes The Chiusi Connection and the Gauls Situla Art Situla Motifs Chapter 5 The Final Journey Tombs and Houses Ancestors Writing and the Dead Angels and Demons Erotic Art Till Death Do Us Part Boundaries, Human and Divine Journey to the Afterworld Blood for the Dead: Human Sacrifice Afterlife and the Underworld Chapter 6 Echoes from Classical Antiquity, Some of Them Etruscan Etruscans in Rome Christian Symbols Romanesque Art The Renaissance Classical Nudity and Its Power Conclusions and Controversies References Illustration Sources IndexReviewsImages and Translations is a tour de force that compellingly presents the Etruscans as an influential cultural force in the Mediterranean and in Northern Europe. Bonfante has long advocated the view that the Etruscans were not a passive society that simply absorbed Greek and other influences. In this book she effectively demonstrates that the visual record reveals far more than most earlier scholars have recognized. She proceeds through careful analysis of the artistic evidence, inscriptions, Greek and Roman literary sources, and geographic factors, to show that the Etruscans were in constant contact with other cultures, and that their artworks and customs transformed 'imported' visual images to suit their cultural needs. --Elaine Gazda, University of Michigan -- Elaine Gazda In this brilliant volume, Bonfante reminds us that the scope and influence of the Etruscan people were far greater than that reflected in mere literature of their Greek and Latin counterparts. With a perspective gained over a vibrant career, we see here the essential interconnectedness of the people of central Italy with wider communities of the ancient Mediterranean and European worlds. --Anthony Tuck, University of Massachusetts Amherst -- Anthony Tuck In this brilliant volume, Bonfante reminds us that the scope and influence of the Etruscan people were far greater than that reflected in mere literature of their Greek and Latin counterparts. With a perspective gained over a vibrant career, we see here the essential interconnectedness of the people of central Italy with wider communities of the ancient Mediterranean and European worlds. -Anthony Tuck, University of Massachusetts Amherst Images and Translations is a tour de force that compellingly presents the Etruscans as an influential cultural force in the Mediterranean and in Northern Europe. Bonfante has long advocated the view that the Etruscans were not a passive society that simply absorbed Greek and other influences. In this book she effectively demonstrates that the visual record reveals far more than most earlier scholars have recognized. She proceeds through careful analysis of the artistic evidence, inscriptions, Greek and Roman literary sources, and geographic factors, to show that the Etruscans were in constant contact with other cultures, and that their artworks and customs transformed 'imported' visual images to suit their cultural needs. -Elaine Gazda, University of Michigan Author InformationLarissa Bonfante was Professor of Classics Emerita at New York University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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