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Falling in Love with Statues
George L. Hersey
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Description for Falling in Love with Statues
Hardcover. Falling in love (and out of love) with statues, the author reveals has helped us since antiquity to understand, improve, and empower ourselves. He narrates a powerful history of artificial life at a moment when - with the development of robot soldiers, genetic engineering, and an expanding digital universe - it seems more real than ever. Num Pages: 208 pages, 98 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; AFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
If, as a child, you conducted conversations with beloved dolls, or if, as an adult, you have entered virtual worlds inhabited by digital humans who inspire devotion in real people, you have participated in one of humanity's most potent yet least explored traditions. Falling in love (and out of love) with statues, George L. Hersey reveals, has helped us since antiquity to understand, improve, and empower ourselves.Hersey's history of statue love begins in Cyprus, home of the legendary sculptor Pygmalion, who famously grew enamored of his own creation. Examining the island's prehistoric images of Aphrodite - the love goddess who ... Read more
If, as a child, you conducted conversations with beloved dolls, or if, as an adult, you have entered virtual worlds inhabited by digital humans who inspire devotion in real people, you have participated in one of humanity's most potent yet least explored traditions. Falling in love (and out of love) with statues, George L. Hersey reveals, has helped us since antiquity to understand, improve, and empower ourselves.Hersey's history of statue love begins in Cyprus, home of the legendary sculptor Pygmalion, who famously grew enamored of his own creation. Examining the island's prehistoric images of Aphrodite - the love goddess who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226327792
SKU
V9780226327792
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About George L. Hersey
George L. Hersey (1927-2007) was professor emeritus of art history at Yale University. His many books include Architecture and Geometry in the Age of the Baroque and High Renaissance Art in St. Peter's and the Vatican, both published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for Falling in Love with Statues
"I liked this book enormously. It's a terrific read and a fine work of cultural and art history. The writing is relaxed and lively, the translations original and elegant, and the selection of illustrations brilliant. There is no other book like it." - Wendy Doniger, author of The Bedtrick"