The Indispensable Index To Maconiana

Author : Michael Koortbojian
Publisher : Berkeley : University of California Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Art
ISBN : 0520085183

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Myth, Meaning, and Memory on Roman Sarcophagi by Michael Koortbojian Pdf

"Koortbojian makes bold, original, and well-grounded claims regarding the structure of narrative as it appears on a series of mythological sarcophagi. He achieves remarkable clarity and depth with economical description and analysis. The book will interest students not only of Roman art but also of all visual narrative and mythology."--Leonard Barkan, Samuel Rudin Professor of English, New York University "Koortbojian makes bold, original, and well-grounded claims regarding the structure of narrative as it appears on a series of mythological sarcophagi. He achieves remarkable clarity and depth with economical description and analysis. The book will interest students not only of Roman art but also of all visual narrative and mythology."--Leonard Barkan, Samuel Rudin Professor of English, New York University

Author : Maureen Carroll,Jane Rempel
Publisher : Studies in Funerary Archaeolog
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1842173766

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Living Through the Dead by Maureen Carroll,Jane Rempel Pdf

This volume investigates the archaeology of death and commemoration through thematically linked case studies drawn from the Classical world. These investigations stress the processes of burial and commemoration as inherently social and designed for an audience, and they explore the meaning and importance attached to preserving memory. While previous investigations of Greek and Roman death and burial have tended to concentrate on period- or regionally-specific sets of data, this volume instead focuses on a series of topical connections that highlight important facets of death and commemoration significant to the larger Classical world. Living through the dead investigates the subject of death and commemoration from a diverse set of archaeologically informed approaches, including visual reception, detailed analysis of excavated remains, landscape, and post-classical reflections and draws on artefactual, documentary and pictorial evidence. The nine papers present recent research by some of the leading voices on the subject, as well as some fresh perspectives. Case studies come from Thermopylae, the Bosporan kingdom, Athens, Republican Rome, Pompeii and Egypt. As a collected volume, they provide thematically linked investigations of key issues in ritual, memory and (self)presentation associated with death and burial in the Classical period. As such, this volume will be of particular interest to postgraduate students and academics with specialist interests in the archaeology of the Classical world and also more broadly, as a source of comparative material, to people working on issues related to the archaeology of death and commemoration.

Author : Karl Lehmann,Erling Charles Olsen,New York University. Institute of Fine Arts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Art objects
ISBN : WISC:89057255432

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Dionysiac Sarcophagi in Baltimore by Karl Lehmann,Erling Charles Olsen,New York University. Institute of Fine Arts Pdf

Author : Harriet I. Flower
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807877463

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The Art of Forgetting by Harriet I. Flower Pdf

Elite Romans periodically chose to limit or destroy the memory of a leading citizen who was deemed an unworthy member of the community. Sanctions against memory could lead to the removal or mutilation of portraits and public inscriptions. Harriet Flower provides the first chronological overview of the development of this Roman practice--an instruction to forget--from archaic times into the second century A.D. Flower explores Roman memory sanctions against the background of Greek and Hellenistic cultural influence and in the context of the wider Mediterranean world. Combining literary texts, inscriptions, coins, and material evidence, this richly illustrated study contributes to a deeper understanding of Roman political culture.

Author : Theo D'haen,César Domínguez,Mads Rosendahl Thomsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135726232

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World Literature Reader by Theo D'haen,César Domínguez,Mads Rosendahl Thomsen Pdf

World Literature is an increasingly influential subject in literary studies, which has led to the re-framing of contemporary ideas of ‘national literatures’, language and translation. World Literature: A Reader brings together thirty essential readings which display the theoretical foundations of the subject, as well as showing its conceptual development over a two hundred year period. The book features: an illuminating introduction to the subject, with suggested reading paths to help readers navigate through the materials texts exploring key themes such as globalization, cosmopolitanism, post/trans-nationalism, and translation and nationalism writings by major figures including J. W. Goethe, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Longxi Zhao, David Damrosch, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Pascale Casanova and Milan Kundera. The early explorations of the meaning of ‘Weltliteratur’ are introduced, while twenty-first century interpretations by leading scholars today show the latest critical developments in the field. The editors offer readers the ideal introduction to the theories and debates surrounding the impact of this crucial area on the modern literary landscape.

Author : Meredith Minter Dixon
Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1492863173

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New Zealand from Bench to Bench by Meredith Minter Dixon Pdf

I was 48, overweight, and disabled, but I went on a three-month solo trip from one end of New Zealand to the other. This is a story of the major and minor mishaps of disabled travel. It is a tale of the wonders of New Zealand. And, above al else, it is a testimonial to the kindliness and consideration of the people I met there.

Author : Richard Payne Knight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Isernia (Italy)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041211397

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A Discourse on the Worship of Priapus, and Its Connection with the Mystic Theology of the Ancients by Richard Payne Knight Pdf

Author : Steve Striffler,Mark Moberg
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0822331969

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Banana Wars by Steve Striffler,Mark Moberg Pdf

DIVThe history of banana cultivation and its huge impact on Latin American, history, politics, and culture./div

Author : J. M. C. Toynbee
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1996-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0801855071

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Death and Burial in the Roman World by J. M. C. Toynbee Pdf

The most comprehensive book on Roman burial practices—now available in paperback Never before available in paperback, J. M. C. Toynbee's study is the most comprehensive book on Roman burial practices. Ranging throughout the Roman world from Rome to Pompeii, Britain to Jerusalem—Toynbee's book examines funeral practices from a wide variety of perspectives. First, Toynbee examines Roman beliefs about death and the afterlife, revealing that few Romans believed in the Elysian Fields of poetic invention. She then describes the rituals associated with burial and mourning: commemorative meals at the gravesite were common, with some tombs having built-in kitchens and rooms where family could stay overnight. Toynbee also includes descriptions of the layout and finances of cemeteries, the tomb types of both the rich and poor, and the types of grave markers and monuments as well as tomb furnishings.

Author : Eduardo Posada Carbó
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0198206283

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The Colombian Caribbean by Eduardo Posada Carbó Pdf

This is a study of the role of regions in the development of modern nations in Latin America. Eduardo Posada-Carbo focuses on the Colombian Caribbean between 1870 and 1950. He examines the achievements and shortcomings of arable agriculture and the significance of the livestock industry, the links between town and countryside, the influence of foreign migrants and foreign capital, the relationship between local and national politics, and the extent to which regionalism represented a challenge to the consolidation of the national state in Colombia. This original study opens up the area to scholarly scrutiny, and has wider implications for Latin American historiography.

Author : Patrick Kragelund,Mette Moltesen,Jan Stubbe Østergaard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112608794

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The Licinian Tomb by Patrick Kragelund,Mette Moltesen,Jan Stubbe Østergaard Pdf

Author : Ada Cohen,Jeremy B. Rutter
Publisher : ASCSA
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780876615416

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Constructions of Childhood in Ancient Greece and Italy by Ada Cohen,Jeremy B. Rutter Pdf

This volume contains 20 papers that explore ancient notions and experiences of childhood around the Mediterranean, from prehistory to late antiquity.

Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118407691

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World Literature in Theory by David Damrosch Pdf

World Literature in Theory provides a definitive exploration of the pressing questions facing those studying world literature today. Coverage is split into four parts which examine the origins and seminal formulations of world literature, world literature in the age of globalization, contemporary debates on world literature, and localized versions of world literature Contains more than 30 important theoretical essays by the most influential scholars, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Hugo Meltzl, Edward Said, Franco Moretti, Jorge Luis Borges, and Gayatri Spivak Includes substantive introductions to each essay, as well as an annotated bibliography for further reading Allows students to understand, articulate, and debate the most important issues in this rapidly changing field of study

Author : Steve Striffler
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0822328631

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In the Shadows of State and Capital by Steve Striffler Pdf

In the Shadows of State and Capital tells the story of how Ecuadorian peasants gained, and then lost, control of the banana industry.

Author : Giancarlo Carabelli
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037414292

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In the Image of Priapus by Giancarlo Carabelli Pdf

Published to coincide with an exhibition at the British Museum, this book tells the story of the great toes, phallic atefacts collected from Isernia, a remote town in southern Italy, and brought to London by Sir William Hamilton in 1784.