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12 produkter
Sex on Show
Seeing the Erotic in Greece and Rome
Inbunden, 2013
257 kr
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The Greeks and Romans were not shy about sex. Drinking cups, oil-lamps and walls were decorated with scenes of seduction and sexual intercourse which make the modern viewer blush; models of penises were worn around the neck or hung from doorways. In classical Greece, statues of erect penises served …
Exposed
The Greek and Roman Body - Shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic Runciman Award
Häftad, 2026
149 kr
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WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC RUNICMAN AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR'Essential and hugely enjoyable' Katy Hessel'A triumph ... an extraordinary book that stopped me in my tracks' Peter FrankopanCast in buff bronze and carved in white …
Classical Art
A Life History from Antiquity to the Present
Inbunden, 2018
474 kr
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How did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be seen as "classical" and as "art"? What does "classical art" mean across time and place? In this ambitious, richly illustrated book, art historian and …
Power and Eroticism in Imperial Rome
Häftad, 2009
706 kr
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The relationships between Roman emperors and their objects of desire, male and female, are well attested. The salacious nature of this evidence means that it is often omitted from mainstream historical inquiry. Yet that is to underestimate the importance of 'gossip' and the act of thinking about an …
Power and Eroticism in Imperial Rome
Inbunden, 2007
1605 kr
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The relationships between Roman emperors and their objects of desire, male and female, are well attested. The salacious nature of this evidence means that it is often omitted from mainstream historical inquiry. Yet that is to underestimate the importance of 'gossip' and the act of thinking about an …
The Hills of Rome
Signature of an Eternal City
Inbunden, 2012
918 kr
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Rome is 'the city of seven hills'. This book examines the need for the 'seven hills' cliché, its origins, development, impact and borrowing. It explores how the cliché relates to Rome's real volcanic terrain and how it is fundamental to how we define this. Its chronological remit is capacious: …
Epic Visions
Visuality in Greek and Latin Epic and its Reception
Av Helen Lovatt, Caroline Vout
Inbunden, 2013
1667 kr
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This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary collection explores different ways of visualising Greek and Roman epic from Homer to Statius, in both ancient and modern culture. The book presents new perspectives on Homer, Virgil, Ovid, Lucan, Valerius Flaccus and Statius, and covers the re-working of epic …
The Hills of Rome
Signature of an Eternal City
Häftad, 2016
452 kr
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Rome is 'the city of seven hills'. This book examines the need for the 'seven hills' cliché, its origins, development, impact and borrowing. It explores how the cliché relates to Rome's real volcanic terrain and how it is fundamental to how we define this. Its chronological remit is capacious: …
Epic Visions
Visuality in Greek and Latin Epic and its Reception
Av Helen Lovatt, Caroline Vout
Häftad, 2016
586 kr
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This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary collection explores different ways of visualising Greek and Roman epic from Homer to Statius, in both ancient and modern culture. The book presents new perspectives on Homer, Virgil, Ovid, Lucan, Valerius Flaccus and Statius, and covers the re-working of epic …
Classical Art
A Life History from Antiquity to the Present
E-bok, 2018
661 kr
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How did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be seen as "classical" and as "art"? What does "classical art" mean across time and place? In this ambitious, richly illustrated book, art historian and …
Exposed
The Greek and Roman Body - Shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic Runciman Award
E-bok, 2022
147 kr
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WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC RUNICMAN AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR''Essential and hugely enjoyable'' Katy Hessel''A triumph ... an extraordinary book that stopped me in my tracks'' Peter FrankopanCast in buff bronze and carved in white …
Paris 1924
Sport, Art and the Body
Av Caroline Vout, Christopher Young
Häftad, 2024
373 kr
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This catalogue sheds new light on the Paris Olympics of 1924, often considered the first international games. From their origins in ancient Greece to their modern transformation into a visually powerful event on the world stage, the Olympics have retained their unique place in sport and culture. …
