Body language in Hellenistic art and society
1. Verfasser: |
Masséglia, Jane.
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Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Oxford ; New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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Ausgabe: | First edition. |
Umfang/Format: |
xxiv, 362 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Schriftenreihe: |
Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation
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Schlagworte: | |
Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 2 Datensätze |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction. What is "Hellenistic" art? ; Body language ; Existing scholarship ; Structure ; Material and function
- The body language of Hellenistic kings. Kings ; Queens
- The body language of the civic elite : men. Philosophers and poets ; Citizen men
- The body language of the civic elite : citizen women
- The body language of "genre" figures. Africans ; Servants ; Paidagogoi ; Fishermen and peasants ; Old women and nurses
- The body language of "grotesques". Dwarfs ; "Cripples"
- Body language in Hellenistic art and society. Asymmetry ; Thematic incongruity ; Movement ; Gendered display ; Social conformity ; Concluding remarks
- Appendix 1 : The "mime" problem
- Appendix 2 : The body language of sitting.