Seduction and power :
antiquity in the visual and performing arts /
edited by Silke Knippschild and Marta García Morcillo.

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García Morcillo, Marta, editor.
Knippschild, Silke, editor.
Language(s)
English
Published
London ; Bloomsbury Academic, a imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PIc, 2015.
Subjects
Künste.
Rezeption.
Antike.
Macht.
Verführung.
Seduction in literature.
Seduction in art.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Power (Social sciences) in art.
Civilization, Ancient, in literature.
Civilization, Ancient, in art.
Power (Social sciences) in literature > Congresses.
Seduction in literature > Congresses.
Civilization, Ancient, in literature > Congresses.
Power (Social sciences) in art > Congresses.
Seduction in art > Congresses.
Civilization, Ancient, in art > Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Summary
This volume focuses on the reception of antiquity in the performing and visual arts from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century. It explores the tensions and relations of gender, sexuality, eroticism and power in reception. Such universal themes dictated plots and characters of myth and drama, but also served to portray historical figures, events and places from Classical history. Their changing reception and reinterpretation across time has created stereotypes, models of virtue or immoral conduct, that blend the original features from the ancient world with a diverse range of visual and performing arts of the modern era. The volume deconstructs these traditions and shows how arts of different periods interlink to form and transmit these images to modern audiences and viewers. Drawing on contributions from across Europe and the United States, a trademark of the book is the inclusive treatment of all the arts beyond the traditional limits of academic disciplines.
Note
Based on a conference held at the University of Bristol in September, 2010.
Physical Description
xvi, 370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
1474223796
9781474223799
9781441154200
1441154205
9781441190659
1441190651


1441177469
9781441177469
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