Pompeii in the public imagination from its rediscovery to today
By: edited by Shelley Hales and Joanna Paul
Series: Classical presences; Classical presences
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 417
ISBN-13: 9780199569366
Subjects: In art; In motion pictures; In literature
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [380]-411) and index.