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OverviewIn this wide-ranging study, Richard Neer offers a new way to understand the epoch-making sculpture of classical Greece. Working at the intersection of art history, archaeology, literature, and aesthetics, he reveals a people fascinated with the power of sculpture to provoke wonder in beholders. Wonder, not accuracy, realism, naturalism or truth, was the supreme objective of Greek sculptors. Neer traces this way of thinking about art from the poems of Homer to the philosophy of Plato. Then, through meticulous accounts of major sculpture from around the Greek world, he shows how the demand for wonder-inducing statues gave rise to some of the greatest masterpieces of Greek art. Rewriting the history of Greek sculpture in Greek terms and restoring wonder to a sometimes dusty subject, The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the art of sculpture or the history of the ancient world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard NeerPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Dimensions: Width: 2.20cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 2.80cm Weight: 0.964kg ISBN: 9780226570648ISBN 10: 0226570649 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 20 March 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback 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 ContentsReviewsBest Books of 2011 The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture offers a visually and conceptually fresh take on its perennially fascinating subject. --Michael Fried Artforum Best Books of 2011<br><br> The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture offers a visually and conceptually fresh take on its perennially fascinating subject. --Michael Fried Artforum Best Books of 2011 <i>The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture</i> offers a visually and conceptually fresh take on its perennially fascinating subject. --Michael Fried Artforum Best Books of 2011 The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture offers a visually and conceptually fresh take on its perennially fascinating subject. --Michael Fried Artforum Author InformationRichard Neer is the David B. and E. Stern Professor of Humanities in the Department of Art History and the College at the University of Chicago. He is coeditor of Critical Inquiry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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