Die Entdeckung des Körpers
Subtitle: Körper- und Rollenbilder im Athen des 8. und 7. Jahrhunderts v. Chr
By: Annette Haug
Series: Image & context -- volume 10
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berlin; Boston
Language: ger
Number of pages: 773
ISBN-13: 9783110281552; 9783110281699
Subjects: Social life and customs; Human figure in art; Body image; Visual communication; Art and society; Social status in art; Social conditions; Human body; Social role; History
Description: "The Athenian discovery of the human body and its roles in images from the 8th and 7th centuries BCE furnishes a central discursive perspective for understanding Athenian society. This work begins by analysing the themes portrayed in Athenian imagery, considering the reciprocal influences between body images and social roles. It then goes on to contextualize body images - for example, in terms of the agency of images and their portrayal. On this foundation, changing body images and roles are distilled into a cultural history of early Athenian society"--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.