Art and text in Roman culture / edited by Jaś Elsner.
| Other author | Elsner, Jaś. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1996. |
| Description | xii, 391 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge studies in new art history and criticism Cambridge studies in new art history and criticism. ^A315459 |
| Contents | Stories one might tell of Roman art : reading Trajan's column and the Tibeius cup / Valérie Huet -- Inventing imperium : texts and the propaganda of monuments in Augustan Rome / Jaś Elsner -- Even better than the real thing : a tale of two cities / Don Fowler -- Vt figura poesis : writing art and the art of writing in Augustan poetry / Andrew Laird -- Representing metamorphosis / Alison Sharrock -- Statues, mirrors, gods : controlling images in Apuleius / Yun Lee Too -- Empire of adults : the representation of children on Trajan's arch at Beneventum / Sarah Currie -- Torturer's apprentice : Parrhasius and the limits of art / Helen Morales -- "In commemorationem mortuorum" : test and image along the 'steets of tombs' / Michael Koortbojian -- Footnote : representation in the "Villa of the Mysteries" / John Henderson. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-377) and index. |
| LCCN | 95016563 |
| ISBN | 0521430305 (hc) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | N5760 .A73 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |