Title: Pompeii in the public imagination from its rediscovery to today /
Authors: Hales, Shelley, 1971-; Paul, Joanna.; Hales, Shelley, 1971-; Paul, Joanna, 1978-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Künste.; Kollektives Gedächtnis.; Pompeji.; Pompeii (Extinct city) In literature.; Pompeii (Extinct city); Pompeii (Extinct city) In art.; Pompeii (Extinct city) In motion pictures.
Abstract: The contributors to this generously illustrated volume investigate how Pompeii has been used in film, fiction, and art on both sides of the Atlantic over three centuries. They explore the many different ways in which Pompeii inhabits our imaginations: as ghostly relic of human suffering, romantic ruin, model of cultural inspiration, home of a distant, decadent culture, and comforting model for everyday life.