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Winckelmann and the Invention of Antiquity: History and Aesthetics in the Age of Altertumswissenschaft
Katherine Harloe
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Hardback. This volume provides a new perspective on the emergence of the modern study of antiquity, Altertumswissenschaft, in eighteenth-century Germany through an exploration of debates that arose over the work of the art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann between his death in 1768 and the end of the century. Series: Classical Presences. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black and white in-text illustrations. BIC Classification: 3D; 3JF; ACG; HBLA; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
This volume provides a new perspective on the emergence of the modern study of antiquity, Altertumswissenschaft, in eighteenth-century Germany through an exploration of debates that arose over the work of the art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann between his death in 1768 and the end of the century. Winckelmann's eloquent articulation of the cultural and aesthetic value of studying the ancient Greeks, his adumbration of a new method for studying ancient artworks, and his provision of a model of cultural-historical development in terms of a succession of period styles, influenced both the public and intra-disciplinary self-image of classics long ... Read more
This volume provides a new perspective on the emergence of the modern study of antiquity, Altertumswissenschaft, in eighteenth-century Germany through an exploration of debates that arose over the work of the art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann between his death in 1768 and the end of the century. Winckelmann's eloquent articulation of the cultural and aesthetic value of studying the ancient Greeks, his adumbration of a new method for studying ancient artworks, and his provision of a model of cultural-historical development in terms of a succession of period styles, influenced both the public and intra-disciplinary self-image of classics long ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Classical Presences
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199695843
SKU
V9780199695843
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About Katherine Harloe
Katherine Harloe is a Lecturer in Classics at the University of Reading.
Reviews for Winckelmann and the Invention of Antiquity: History and Aesthetics in the Age of Altertumswissenschaft
This learned book is well worth reading and pondering. It examines one of the central figures in the transition from eighteenth century antiquarianism to nineteenth century Altertumswissenschaft: Johann Joachim Winckelmann.
Bernie Frischer, The Classical Journal
meticulously researched ... This is a book of considerable learning.
Michael Squire, British Journal of Aesthetics
We are accordingly indebted to ... Read more
Bernie Frischer, The Classical Journal
meticulously researched ... This is a book of considerable learning.
Michael Squire, British Journal of Aesthetics
We are accordingly indebted to ... Read more