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The Art of the Body

By Michael Squire

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The Art of the Body

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The art of the human body is arguably the most important and wide-ranging legacy bequeathed to us by Classical antiquity. Not only has it directed the course of western image-making, it has shaped our collective cultural imaginary - as ideal, antitype, and point of departure. This book is the first concerted attempt to grapple with that legacy: it explores the complex relationship between Graeco-Roman images of the body and subsequent western engagements with them, from the Byzantine icon to Venice Beach (and back again). Instead of approaching his material chronologically, Michael Squire faces up to its inherent modernity. Writing in a lively and accessible style, and supplementing his text with a rich array of pictures, he shows how Graeco-Roman images inhabit our world as if they were our own. The Art of the Body offers a series of comparative and thematic accounts, demonstrating the range of cultural ideas and anxieties that were explored through the figure of the body both in antiquity and in the various cultural landscapes that came afterwards. If we only strip down our aesthetic investment in the corpus of Graeco-Roman imagery, Squire argues, this material can shed light on both ancient and modern thinking. The result is a stimulating process of mutual illumination - and an exhilarating new approach to Classical art history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
274
Release Date:
2011-03-24
Publication Date:
2011-03-24
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1845119312
ISBN13:
9781845119317
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
322 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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