Classicisms - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0935573577 ISBN 13 : 9780935573572

Editeur : University of Chicago,David & Alfred Smart Museum,US, 2017

Synopsis

As an aesthetic ideal, classicism is often associated with a conventional set of rules founded on supposedly timeless notions such as order, reason, and decorum. As a result, it is sometimes viewed as rigid, outdated, or stodgy. But in actuality, classicism is far from a stable concept--throughout history, it has given rise to more debate than consensus, and at times has been put to use for subversive ends.

With contributions from an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explodes the idea of classicism as an unchanging ideal. The essays trace the shifting parameters of classicism from antiquity to the twentieth century, documenting an exhibition of seventy objects in various media from the collection of the Smart Museum of Art and other American and international institutions. With its impressive historical and conceptual reach--from ancient literature to contemporary race relations and beyond--this colorfully illustrated book is a dynamic exploration of classicism as a fluctuating stylistic and ideological category.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Larry F. Norman is the Frank L. Sulzberger Professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago,David & Alfred Smart Museum,US
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0935573577
• ISBN 13: 9780935573572
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Éditeur: Norman Larry F., Leonard Anne
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible