The Parthenon Frieze - Brossura

Neils, Jenifer

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521684021 ISBN 13: 9780521684026

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Riassunto

The Parthenon frieze, one of Western civilization's major monuments, has been the subject of intense study for over two hundred years. Most scholarship has sought an overall interpretation of the monument's iconography and therefore neglects the visual language of the sculpture, an essential tool for a full understanding of the narrative. Dr Jenifer Neils's study provides an in-depth examination of the frieze which decodes its visual language, but also analyzes its conception and design, style and content, and impact on the visual arts over time. Unique in its wide-ranging approach, The Parthenon Frieze also brings ethical reasoning to bear on the issue of repatriation as part of the ongoing debate on the Elgin Marbles.

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Recensione:

'... a valuable book that will appeal to specialists and non-specialists alike ... The Parthenon Frieze will certainly find a place in many libraries, both institutional and personal, and it establishes high standards for other scholars aspiring to reexamine a significant monument of classical art.' The Classical Journal

Descrizione del libro:

Previous studies of the Parthenon frieze have sought to interpret the monument's iconography, neglecting the sculpture's visual language. Neils provides the first in-depth examination of the frieze which decodes its visual language, but also analyzes its conception and design, style and content, and impact on the visual arts over time.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521684021
• ISBN 13: 9780521684026
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 316