The Art of Ancient Greece: Sources and Documents by J.J. Pollitt (English) Paper

The Art of Ancient Greece

by J.J. Pollitt

This book presents a comprehensive collection in translation of ancient literary evidence relating to Greek sculpture, painting, architecture, and the decorative arts. Its purpose is to make this important evidence available to students who are not specialists in the Classical languages or Classical archaeology.

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This book, a companion volume to Professor Pollitt's The Art of Rome: Sources and Documents (published by the Press in 1983), presents a comprehensive collection in translation of ancient literary evidence relating to Greek sculpture, painting, architecture, and the decorative arts. Its purpose is to make this important evidence available to students who are not specialists in the Classical languages or Classical archaeology. The author's translations of a wide selection of Greek and Latin texts are accompanied by an introduction, explanatory commentary, and a full bibliography. An earlier version of this book was published twenty-five years ago by Prentice-Hall. In this new publication Professor Pollitt has added a considerable number of new passages, revised some of his earlier translations and presented the texts in a different order which allows the reader to follow more easily the development of sculpture and painting as perceived by the ancient writers. The new and substantial bibliography, organised by topics as they appear in the book, emphasises works that deal directly with the literary sources or that supplement our knowledge of the personalities and monuments described in the sources. This collection will be welcomed by students and teachers of Greek art who have long been in need of an authoritative and reliable sourcebook for their subject.

Table of Contents

Preface; List of illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Ancient memories and primitive beginnings; 2. Sculpture: early developments and the Archaic period (c. 650–510 BC); 3. Sculpture: the Late Archaic phase (c. 510–480 BC); 4. Sculpture: the Early Classical period (c. 480–450 BC); 5. Sculpture: the High Classical period (c. 450–400 BC); 6. Sculpture: the fourth century BC; 7. Sculpture: the Hellenistic period; 8. Painting: earliest developments and the fifth century BC; 9. Painting: the fourth century BC; 10. Painting and mosaics: the Hellenistic period; 11. Architecture; 12. The decorative arts; 13. Art history, aesthetics, and comparative criticism; Bibliography; Ancient authors whose works are excerpted in this book; Index of artists; Geographical index; General subject index.

Review

"...a welcome return of a much valued resource for the teaching of Greek art and archaeology." The Classical Journal "This volume, so assiduously compiled, expanded and annotated, could well inspire a university course about the contribution of ancient sources to our knowledge of the art of ancient Greece...an indispensable tool for scholars." Beth Cohen, Classical World

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A collection of ancient literary evidence relating to Greek sculpture, painting, architecture, and the decorative arts.

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"This volume, so assiduously compiled, expanded and annotated, could well inspire a university course about the contribution of ancient sources to our knowledge of the art of ancient Greece....an indispensable tool for scholars." Beth Cohen, Classical World

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A collection of ancient literary evidence relating to Greek sculpture, painting, architecture, and the decorative arts.

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This book presents a comprehensive collection in translation of ancient literary evidence relating to Greek sculpture, painting, architecture, and the decorative arts. Its purpose is to make this important evidence available to students who are not specialists in the Classical languages or Classical archaeology.

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This book presents a comprehensive collection in translation of ancient literary evidence relating to Greek sculpture, painting, architecture, and the decorative arts. Its purpose is to make this important evidence available to students who are not specialists in the Classical languages or Classical archaeology.

Details ISBN0521273668 Author J.J. Pollitt Pages 316 Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English ISBN-10 0521273668 ISBN-13 9780521273664 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 709.38 Year 1990 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Sources and Documents Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 2nd Birth 1934 Short Title ART OF ANCIENT GREECE 2/E Translated from Latin DOI 10.1604/9780521273664 UK Release Date 1990-10-26 AU Release Date 1990-10-26 NZ Release Date 1990-10-26 Illustrations 9 Line drawings, unspecified Publication Date 1990-10-26 Audience Professional & Vocational

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• Condition: Brand new
• ISBN-13: 9780521273664
• Publication Year: 1990
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Book Title: The Art of Ancient Greece: Sources and Documents
• Item Height: 229mm
• Author: J. J. Pollitt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Topic: Literary Theory
• Item Width: 152mm
• Item Weight: 480g
• Number of Pages: 316 Pages

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