The Sculpted Word / Bernard Frischer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frischer, Bernard, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.) : 1 frontisp.

Edition:

Reprint 2020

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This study of the recruitment techniques used by the philosophical schools of Hellenistic Greece. Bernard Frischer focusses on the Epicureans, who are of special interest because their approach was at once extremely passive and extremely successful. Unlike other philosophical schools, which depended primarioly on public lectures and books, the Epicureans avoided contract with the dominant culture and attracted members by erecting statues of Epicurus and their other master in public places. These iconologically rich, "sculpted words" appealed to teh very people most likely to be attracted to Epicureanism, those most likely to accept the philosophy of materialism, sensationalism, and the repression of feeling, and those who sought a way of life sperate from teh dominant culture. This book is an innovative application of an inter-disciplinary humanistic an social-scientific approach to ancient Greek philosophy and art. It will appeal to those interested in the history of these subjects and those interested in the sociology of knowledge and communication. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Abbreviations

Chapter I. Introduction: Philosophy and Society in Greece

Chapter II. A Reconstruction of the Epicurean Policy on Recruitment and Conversion

Chapter III. From Theory to Practice: Quantitative and Qualitative Problems of Epicurean Images

Chapter IV. Iconographical Problems: On the Identification, Reconstruction, and Dating of Epicurus' Portrait Statue

Chapter V. Iconological Problems: An Interpretation of Epicurus' Portrait

Select Bibliography

Index

Plates

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780520312135

0520312139

OCLC:

1198929481