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OverviewOne of the earliest surviving examples of 'art history', Pliny the Elder's 'chapters on art' form part of his encyclopaedic Natural History, completed shortly before its author died during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. This important new work argues that the Natural History offers a sophisticated account of the world as empire, in which art as much as geography can be used to expound a Roman imperial agenda. Reuniting the 'chapters on art' with the rest of the Natural History, Sorcha Carey considers how the medium of the 'encyclopaedia' affects Pliny's presentation of art, and reveals how art is used to explore themes important to the work as a whole. Throughout, the author demonstrates that Pliny's 'chapters on art' are a profoundly Roman creation, offering an important insight into responses to art and culture under the early Roman empire. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sorcha Carey (, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in Classics at the University of Cambridge)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.478kg ISBN: 9780199207657ISBN 10: 0199207658 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 09 November 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback 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: ConclusionReviewsSorcha Carey goes beyond Isager's fundamental observations....The vision she uncovers is no simplistic one. --NECJ `Review from previous edition 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. ' Journal of Classics Teaching Sorcha Carey goes beyond Isager's fundamental observations....The vision she uncovers is no simplistic one. --NECJ<br> 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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