Art and Text in Ancient Greek Culture (Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism)

These specially commissioned essays offer a radical and fresh appraisal of how ancient Greek art was looked at, written about and discussed in antiquity. The first section focuses on fifth-century culture, examining painted pottery, architecture and sculpture, and theatrical uses of set-piece descriptions. The second section turns to Hellenistic culture and literary artists' self-conscious exploration of new conditions of viewing and writing about viewing in epigrams, books on travel, and accounts of imaginary museums.Goldhill, Simon is the author of 'Art and Text in Ancient Greek Culture (Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism)', published 1994 under ISBN 9780521411851 and ISBN 0521411858.