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Susan Gaylard - Hollow Men - 9780823251742 - V9780823251742
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Hollow Men

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Description for Hollow Men Hardback. Analyzes texts and art objects from the 15th to the late 16th centuries to show that Renaissance theories of emulating classical heroes generated a deep skepticism about representation, as these theories forced men to construct a public image that seemed fixed but could adapt to changing circumstances. Num Pages: 372 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; DSBD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.

This book relates developments in the visual arts and printing to humanist theories of literary and bodily imitation, bringing together fifteenth- and sixteenth-century frescoes, statues, coins, letters, dialogues, epic poems, personal emblems, and printed collections of portraits. Its interdisciplinary analyses show that Renaissance theories of emulating classical heroes generated a deep skepticism about self-presentation, ultimately contributing to a new awareness of representation as representation.
Hollow Men shows that the Renaissance questioning of “interiority” derived from a visual ideal, the monument that was the basis of teachings about imitation. In fact, the decline of exemplary pedagogy and the emergence of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823251742
SKU
V9780823251742
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About Susan Gaylard
Susan Gaylard is Assistant Professor of Italian at the University of Washington.

Reviews for Hollow Men
"This smart and engaging book argues that from the mid-fifteenth century onward, Italian courtiers, authors, and artists understood exemplarily as the negotiation between the hidden inside of a person and the words, actions, or images that reveal that person to the world."
Maarten Delbeke -Renaissance Quarterly " In Gaylard's persuasive reading, the faltering transmission of ancient virtues find increasing ... Read more

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