Rhetoric and Innovation in Hellenistic Art

ISBN-13: 9781108490917 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 206 str.

Kristen Seaman

Opis

Explores how rhetorical techniques helped to produce innovations in art of the Hellenistic courts at Pergamon and Alexandria.

Recenzje

'… Seaman's book presents a fresh, stimulating, and captivating reading. The breadth of her argument – one that bridges the boundaries of literary and historical studies, archaeology, art history, and, to a certain degree, cultural anthropology – provides what appears to be one of the richest, most articulate, and immersive surveys of Hellenistic imagery. The book is beautifully illustrated, with many black-and-white figures and color plates that assist the reader in following Seaman's arguments and descriptions.' Lucrezia Mastropietro, CAA Reviews

Spis treści

1. Rhetoric, innovation, and the courts; 2. Narrative in the Telephos Frieze; 3. Personification in the Archelos Relief; 4. Ekphrasis in Soso's Unswept Room mosaic; 5. Conclusion.