Antiquity and its Interpreters - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1107403855 ISBN 13: 9781107403857

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Riassunto

This book was first published in 2000. Antiquity and its Interpreters examines how the physical and textual remains of the ancient Romans were viewed and received by writers, artists, architects, and cultural makers of early modern Italy. The importance of antiquity in the Renaissance has long been acknowledged, but this volume reconsiders the complex relationship between the two cultures in light of recent scholarship in the field and a new appreciation and awareness of the act of history writing itself. The case studies analyze specific texts, the archaeological projects that made 'antiquity' available, the revival of art history and theory, the appropriation of antiquities to serve social ideologies, and the reception of this cultural phenomenon in modern historiography, among other topics. Demonstrating that the antique model was itself an artful construct, Antiquity and its Interpreters shows that the originality of Renaissance culture owed as much to ignorance about antiquity as to an understanding of it. It also provides a synthesis of seminal work that recognizes the reciprocal relationship of the Renaissance to antiquity.

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"...this volume makes a significant contribution to our efforts to comprehend the past. It offers...important new perspectives and insights on the physical and textual remains of antiquity and their reception by artists, architects, and writers from medieval to modern times." Sixteenth Century Journal

Descrizione del libro:

First published in 2000, Antiquity and its Interpreters examines how the physical and textual remains of the ancient Romans were viewed and received by writers, artists, and cultural makers of early modern Italy. It also provides a synthesis of seminal work that recognizes the reciprocal relationship of the Renaissance to antiquity.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1107403855
• ISBN 13: 9781107403857
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 342
• Redattore: Payne Alina