Title:
The Oxford handbook of Greek and Roman art and architecture / edited by Clemente Marconi.
Author:
Marconi, Clemente, 1966- editor.
Steiner, Deborah, 1960- author. Greek and Roman theories of art.
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Call Number:
N5630 .O94 2015
Abstract:
The study of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture has a long history that goes back to the second half of the 18th century and has provided an essential contribution towards the creation and the definition of the wider disciplines of Art History and Architectural History. This venerable tradition and record are in part responsible for the diffused tendency to avoid general discussions addressing the larger theoretical implications, methodologies, and directions of research in the discipline. This attitude is in sharp contrast not only with the wider field of Art History, but also with disciplines that are traditionally associated with the study of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture, like Classics and Classical Archaeology. In recent years, the field has been characterized by an ever-increasing range of approaches, under the influence of various disciplines such as Sociology, Semiotics, Gender Theory, Anthropology, Reception Theory, and Hermeneutics. In light of these recent developments, this Handbook seeks to explore key aspects of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture, and to assess the current state of the discipline.
This handbook explores key aspects of art and architecture in ancient Greece and Rome. Drawing on the perspectives of scholars of various generations, nationalities, and backgrounds, it discusses Greek and Roman ideas about art and architecture, as expressed in both texts and images, along with the production of art and architecture in the Greek and Roman world.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz417689721inh.htmTable of contents http://digitale-objekte.hbz-nrw.de/storage2/2015/05/18/file_7/6233822.pdf
Inhaltsverzeichnis http://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz417689721inh.htm
ISBN:
9780199783304
9780190887124
Series:
Oxford handbooks
Oxford handbooks.
Physical Description:
xvi, 710 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
Greek and Roman theories of art / Greek and Roman architectural theory / Greek and Roman specialized writing on art and architecture / Greek and Roman images of art and architecture / Greek and Roman artists / Greek and Roman architects / The patronage of Greek and Roman art / The patronage of Greek and Roman architecture / The materials and techniques of Greek and Roman art / The materials, and techniques of Greek and Roman architecture / The city in the Greek and Roman world / The functions of Greek art / The functions of Roman art / Buildings, images, and rituals in the Greek world / Buildings, images, and rituals in the Roman world / The Roman reception of Greek art and architecture / Roman art and architecture in the provinces and beyond the Roman world / The post-antique reception of Greek and Roman art and architecture / The historiography of Greek and Roman art and architecture / Conserving Greek and Roman architecture / Displaying Greek and Roman art and architecture in modern museums / Greek and Roman art and the debate about cultural property / Connoisseurship / Formal approaches / Iconographical and iconological approaches / Socio-historical approaches / Gender studies / Anthropological approaches / Theories of reception / Semiotics to agency
