A consideration of gender roles and relations in the Aegean Bronze Age interpreted from gestures and proxemics in art / Susan E. Poole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poole, Susan E., author.

Series:

UCL Institute of Archaeology PhD series ; v. 3.

BAR international series ; 2980.

BAR international series ; 2980

UCL Institute of Archaeology PhD series ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Ancient--Aegean Sea Region.

Art, Ancient.

Human figure in art.

Sex role in art.

Bronze age--Aegean Sea Region--Antiquities.

Bronze age.

Antiquities.

Aegean Sea Region--Antiquities.

Aegean Sea Region.

Art, Aegean.

Bronze age--Antiquities.

Europe--Aegean Sea Region.

Physical Description:

xviii, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK : BAR Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

"This monograph analyses human figures that appear in Aegean Bronze Age art, considering the roles and relations between genders, and interpreting differential status or power implications. Susan E. Poole studies a comprehensive range of figures that appear on wall paintings, glyptics (seals, seal impressions and finger rings), and some three-dimensional objects. The gestures and postures displayed in the body language are examined, together with placements and orientations between the figures. The author considers the way figures occupy their surrounding space, possible gender distinct activities, the seating of figures, and processions. A structural iconographic method is used to interpret the material, together with ethological, sociological and linguistic approaches, and a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis is applied. The research includes a rich corpus of images from a wide range of sources to illustrate observations."--Back cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184).

Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00 0.

ISBN:

9781407354286

1407354280

OCLC:

1154775133