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Pompeii in the Public Imagination from its Rediscovery to Today (Hardcover)
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Pompeii in the Public Imagination from its Rediscovery to Today (Hardcover)
Series: Classical Presences
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The city of Pompeii has had an enormous impact on Western
imaginations since its rediscovery under the ashes of the volcano
that destroyed it in 79 CE. In the 250 years since excavations
began, Pompeii has helped to bring the ancient world to life for
everyone, from music hall audiences to gentleman scholars, and it
continues to have an impact on the way in which we think about the
past, and the human condition itself. The contributors to this
generously illustrated volume, who include the novelist Robert
Harris, in a recorded interview, investigate how Pompeii has been
used in film, fiction, and art on both sides of the Atlantic over
three centuries. They explore the many different ways in which
Pompeii inhabits our imaginations: as ghostly relic of human
suffering, romantic ruin, model of cultural inspiration, home of a
distant, decadent culture, and comforting model for everyday life.
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