The Art Of Biography In Antiquity
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The Art Of Biography In Antiquity
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Author : Tomas Hägg
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-04-05
The Art Of Biography In Antiquity written by Tomas Hägg and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Examines the whole spectrum of Greek and Roman biography, which explores the virtues and vices of philosophers, statesmen and poets.
The Art Of Biography In Antiquity
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Author : Tomas Hägg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
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The Art Of Biography In Antiquity
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Author : Professor Stephen Harrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-14
The Art Of Biography In Antiquity written by Professor Stephen Harrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with Biography as a literary form categories.
"Memoir, encomium, romance In diesem Sinne ist der ideale, ja der postexistente Sokrates der reale, und der Sokrates samt seiner Xanthippe, den etwa die photographis-che Kleinkunst zeigen konnte, ist bedeutungslos, jaim hoheren Sinne unwirklich. Adolf von Harnack 1.1 glimpses of a prehistory The single most important force for the emergence of Greek biography in the fourth century BC, it has been convincingly argued, was the personal and historical impact of the figure of Socrates, as reconstructed or invented by the Socratic writers.1 But the one individual writer -- the creative mind -- to whom Greek biography owes most is no doubt Xenophon of Athens (ca. 430--ca. 354 bc), who wrote not only a memoir of Socrates, but also a prose encomium of the Spartan king Agesilaus and a romantic Life of the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great.2 Each of his three works displays a distinct biographical strategy: the privileged viewpoint at work in the Memorabilia, the novel literary structure of the Agesilaus, and the imaginative mixture of fact and fiction in the Cyropaedia. Xenophon accordingly provides three different literary models for future life-writers to merge and develop. Now, interest in the character, acts, and lifespan of an important individual was of course not unknown in Greek society before the fourth century. Speculation about the identity of Homer, his birthplace, travels, and death, began early, as the many references show that we find scattered in poetry, drama, and early prose. The corresponding legends of Hesiod's life had a starting-point in first person statements in his own poems, those of Archilochus perhaps also in local tradition on his native island of Paros. Solon and Simonides are further, not so distant, figures who attracted early"--
The Art Of Biography
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Author : William Roscoe Thayer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920
The Art Of Biography written by William Roscoe Thayer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1920 with Biography as a literary form categories.
Art Of Biog
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Author : William Roscoe 1859-1923 Thayer
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-24
Art Of Biog written by William Roscoe 1859-1923 Thayer and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-24 with History categories.
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Object Biographies
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Author : Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.)
language : en
Publisher: Menil Foundation
Release Date : 2021
Object Biographies written by Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.) and has been published by Menil Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Art, Ancient categories.
A revealing look at ancient art in the Menil Collection that addresses the problem of objects lacking archaeological context This innovative anthology discusses a diversity of ancient Mediterranean objects--a Mesopotamian votive figure, a Egyptian relief from the New Kingdom, and a Greek Geometric fawn among them--in the Menil Collection and three other US museums. It offers new models for understanding works from antiquity that lack archaeological context. Essays by 13 authors written with the layperson in mind employ a creative mixture of iconography, technical studies, and modern provenance research to gain insight into the meaning of the objects themselves and what they can teach us more broadly aboutarchaeology, art history, and collecting practices. They take on complex issues of cultural heritage, legality, and taste to bring to life works that are often consigned to either the imperial past or a conceptual limbo. Essays on related groups or single objects introduce fresh frameworks to engage with the multilayered history these objects represent. The eight object biographies on ancient artifacts in the Menil are the first in-depth studies published on the collection. Essays by seven university professors probe works in their areas of expertise, while those by seven curators lay bare one object biography; frame provenance studies at the San Antonio Museum of Art, Getty Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and survey war's effect on ancient works. The editors' introduction and an epilogue responding to the other 13 texts review theoretical and practical issues in the study of artifacts lacking archaeological findspots (provenience). Recommended for programs and libraries in museum studies, archaeology, and art history; art and heritage law programs; and readers fascinated by cold-case detective work on the material culture of the ancient Mediterranean. Distributed for the Menil Collection
The Oxford Handbook Of Ancient Biography
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Author : Koen De Temmerman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-12-10
The Oxford Handbook Of Ancient Biography written by Koen De Temmerman and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-10 with Literary Collections categories.
Biography is one of the most widespread literary genres worldwide. Biographies and autobiographies of actors, politicians, Nobel Prize winners, and other famous figures have never been more prominent in book shops and publishers' catalogues. This Handbook offers a wide-ranging, multi-authored survey on biography in Antiquity from its earliest representatives to Late Antiquity. It aims to be a broad introduction and a reference tool on the one hand, and to move significantly beyond the state-of-the-art on the other. To this end, it addresses conceptual questions about this sprawling genre, offers both in-depth readings of key texts and diachronic studies, and deals with the reception of ancient biography across multiple eras up to the present day. In addition, it takes a wide approach to the concept of ancient biography by examining biographical depictions in different textual and visual media (epigraphy, sculpture, architecture) and by providing outlines of biographical developments in ancient and late antique cultures other than Graeco-Roman. Highly accessible, this book aims at a broad audience ranging from specialists to newcomers in the field. Chapters provide English translations of ancient (and modern) terminology and citations. In addition, all individual chapters are concluded by a section containing suggestions for further reading on their specific topic.
Creative Lives In Classical Antiquity
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Author : Richard Fletcher
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-11-21
Creative Lives In Classical Antiquity written by Richard Fletcher and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-21 with Architecture categories.
This book examines how the biographical traditions of ancient poets and artists parallel the creative processes of biographers themselves, both within antiquity and beyond. Each chapter explores a range of biographical material that highlights the complexity of how readers and viewers imagine the lives of ancient creator-figures.
Classical Studies
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Author : Barnas Sears
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
Classical Studies written by Barnas Sears and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with Classical philology categories.
Key Writers On Art From Antiquity To The Nineteenth Century
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Author : Chris Murray
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2003
Key Writers On Art From Antiquity To The Nineteenth Century written by Chris Murray and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Art categories.
Arranged chronologically, features more than forty essays by an international panel of experts on art, art critiicism, and art therory tracing the evolution of art from ancient times to the twentieth century.