Description
Book SynopsisRanging widely over the fields of sculpture, vase painting, and the minor arts, this book provides a brilliant and original introduction to the art of archaic and classical Greece. By looking closely at the social and cultural contexts in which the rich diversity of Greek arts were produced, Robin Osborne shows how artistic developments were both a product of, and contributed to, the intensely competitive life of the Greek city.
Trade Reviewa different approach suggesting new perspectives and original connections ... eye-opening and thought-provoking * Professor François Lissarrague, Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris *
brings all that is best in the 'new' Classical art history to this exciting interpretation ... No reader of Osborne's stimulating and engaging book will come away with their vision of Greek art unchanged * Dr Jeremy Tanner, Institute of Archaeology, University of London *
Students of art will be intrigued and challenged by the methods employed and examples so cleverly chosen by one of our leading historians of Archaic and Classical Greece * Professor Joan Connelly, New York University *
Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Chapter 1: A history of art without artists ; Chapter 2: From praying to playing: the art of the eighth century BC ; Chapter 3: Reflections in an eastern mirror ; Chapter 4: Myth as measure ; Chapter 5: Life enlarged ; Chapter 6: Marketing an image ; Chapter 7: Enter politics ; Chapter 8: Gay abandon ; Chapter 9: Cult, politics, and imperialism ; Chapter 10: The claims of the dead ; Chapter 11. Individuals within and without the city ; Chapter 12: The sensation of art ; Chapter 13: Looking Backwards ; List of Illustrations, Bibliographic essay, Timeline, Index
