Image and Idea in Fifth Century Greece - Art and Literature After the Persian Wars (Hardcover, annotated edition)

E.D. Francis held that the ancient world was a unity in which concerns of the day were reflected in literary works and the language of pictorial and sculptural representations. His theories, which challenge contemporary views of Attic civilization and its artistic and literary productions, were presented as the prestigious Waynflete lectures at Oxford in 1983 and are published here for the first time. IMAGE AND IDEA IN FIFTH CENTURY GREECE constitutes the first book-length application of the controversial dating of fifth century Greek art pioneered by Francis and Michael Vickers. If Francis' arguments are correct, the pan-Hellenic construction of temples, erection of dedicatory statues, and the general joie de vivre to be found in the artifacts of the late archaic period can be seen as physical manifestations of Greek victory over the Persians in 480 and 479. Embodying some of the principal arguments for the importance of Persian influence on Greek art and civilization, IMAGE AND IDEA has important implications for our understanding of Attic culture.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1990
First published:	1991
Authors:	E.D. Francis
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	194
Edition:	annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-01914-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > BC to 500 CE, Ancient & classical world Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-415-01914-1
Barcode:	9780415019149

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