Art in the lives of ordinary Romans : visual representation and non-elite viewers in Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 315 / John R. Clarke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarke, John R., 1945-

Series:

Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Roman--Themes, motives.

Art, Roman.

Art, Roman--Social aspects.

Social classes in art.

Social status--Rome.

Social status.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xi, 383 pages, 24 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, [2003]

Summary:

An exploration of what visual representation meant for people who had no access to the upper strata of Roman society (such as slaves and the working poor) that reveals the complex layers of visual communication within non-elite culture.

Contents:

Part 1 Imperial Representation of Non-Elites 15

1. Augustus's and Trajan's Messages to Commoners 19

2. The All-Seeing Emperor and Ordinary Viewers: Marcus Aurelius and Constantine 42

Part 2 Non-Elites in the Public Sphere 69

3. Everyman, Everywoman, and the Goods 73

4. Everyman and Everywoman at Work 95

5. Spectacle: Entertainment, Social Control, Self-Advertising, and Transgression 130

6. Laughter and Subversion in the Tavern: Image, Text, and Context 160

7. Commemoration of Life in the Domain of the Dead: Non-Elite Tombs and Sarcophagi 181

Part 3 Non-Elites in the Domestic Sphere 221

8. Minding Your Manners: Banquets, Behavior, and Class 223

9. Putting Your Best Face Forward: Self-Representation at Home 246.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-352) and index.

ISBN:

0520219767

OCLC:

51172352