"Fowler's . . . own insights are apparent throughout, and they seem
to distill the personal appreciation and understanding of a scholar
who has devoted much of her career to both contemplating and
enjoying Hellenistic poetry. . . . [This book] would make an
excellent background text for courses in later Greek and Roman art,
and it can be read with profit by anyone interested in exploring
the character of Hellenistic culture."-J. J. Pollitt, American
Journal of Archaeology "Outstanding is the range of examples
discussed both in poetry and art. Theocritus, Callimachus,
Appolonius, the epigrammatists, and others-that is, the major
figures of the time-are considered at length and in several
different contexts. Passages are quoted in the original Greek,
translated, and analyzed. Fowler's sensitivity to poetic forms,
evident in her other published writings, is again evident here. In
addition, however, the philosophical context is not overlooked. . .
. Also highly commendable are the liberal references to works of
art. Sculpture in the round and in relief, portraits, terracotta
figurines, original paintings (grave stelai) and Campanian murals,
mosaics, gold and silver vessels, and jewelry are introduced at
various points. Every work of art discussed is illustrated in
astonishingly clear photographs, which are interspersed in the body
of the text."-Christine Mitchell Havelock "The Hellenistic
Aesthetic provides classicists with their first thorough discussion
of the aesthetic unity found in Hellenistic art and literature. . .
. Fowler examines parallels both in subject matter and in artistic
approach among a diverse group of literary genres and artistic
forms. In twelve chapters, The Hellenistic Aesthetic surveys
Alexandrian epigrams, pastorals, epics, sculptural groups, mosaics,
paintings, and jewelry to supply a convincing, and frequently
unexpected, picture of a unified aesthetic vision."-Jeffrey Buller,
Classical Outlook
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