GREEK SCULPTURE AND THE PROBLEM OF DESCRIPTION by A. A. Donohue ( 9780521840842 )

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GREEK SCULPTURE AND THE PROBLEM OF DESCRIPTION

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0521840848

ISBN 13:

9780521840842

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

8 June, 2005

Pages:

278

Description:

This book examines how interpretation and examination of Greek sculpture are intertwined.

Synopsis:

This book explores the role of description in the interpretation of ancient Greek statuary. Although scholars have emphasised the importance of separating objective evaluation of evidence from interpretation, in practice it has proved difficult to draw this distinction. Even at the level of observation and vocabulary, the scholarship on Greek sculpture has been moulded by concepts and convictions that impose particular interpretations on the material. This study examines the scholarship on a select number of well-known Greek statues from the eighteenth century through the present. The impact of the historical, cultural and intellectual contexts that produced this specialised scholarship is demonstrated through considerations of issues such as ethnicity, psychology, theories about artistic form, and evolving conceptions of nude and clothed figures.

Illustrations:

43 b/w illus.

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Imprint:

Cambridge University Press

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Non-returnable

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