Aesthetic experiences and classical antiquity : the significance of form in narratives and pictures / Jonas Grethlein, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grethlein, Jonas, 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesthetics, Ancient.

Arts, Classical--Philosophy.

Arts, Classical.

Classical antiquities in art.

Classical literature--History and criticism.

Classical literature.

Classical antiquities in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

In this bold book, Jonas Grethlein proposes a new dialogue between the fields of Classics and aesthetics. Ancient material, he argues, has the capacity to challenge and re-orientate current debates. Comparisons with modern art and literature help to balance the historicism of classical scholarship with transcultural theoretical critique. Grethlein discusses ancient narratives and pictures in order to explore the nature of aesthetic experience. While our responses to both narratives and pictures are vicarious, the 'as-if' on which they are premised is specifically shaped by the form of the representation. Form emerges as a key to how narratives and pictures constitute an important means of engaging with experience. Combining theoretical reflections with close readings, this book will appeal to art historians as well as to textual scholars.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Prologue: the Sirens' song; 1. Introduction: the 'as-if' of aesthetic experience. Part I. Narratives: 2. Narratives: experiencing time; 3. The reconfiguration of time in Heliodorus' Ethiopica; 4. Beyond Heliodorus: Francois Ozon, Dans la maison; Part II. Pictures: 5. Pictures: the detached gaze; 6. Seeing (in) ancient vases; 7. Beyond ancient vase-painting: Rabih Mroue, The Fall of a Hair; Epilogue: the Sirens in Los Angeles.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Nov 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-13553-6

1-108-13661-3

1-108-13679-6

1-108-13697-4

1-108-13715-6

1-108-13158-1

1-108-13787-3