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The best reason to study Hellenistic art is for its own sake writes Professor ... The best reason to study Hellenistic art is for its own sake writes Professor Pollitt in the Preface to Art in the Hellenistic Age. But he continues I would suggest that there is an additional quality that should make the art of the Hellenistic age of... more

Sociologists who study the arts have focused on constructing images of the art... Sociologists who study the arts have focused on constructing images of the artist as a social type and have therefore been criticized by art professionals for a lack of attention to the creative process and individual artistic personalities. In this... more

This abridged and revised edition of the author s monumental The Athenian Acro... This abridged and revised edition of the author s monumental The Athenian Acropolis: History Mythology and Archaeology from the Neolithic Era to the Present (Cambridge 1998) focuses specifically on the development of the Acropolis in the fifth century... more

Pre-Owned - An account of the development of Greek art in the Classical period... Pre-Owned - An account of the development of Greek art in the Classical period (about 480-320 BC) which places particular emphasis on the meaning and content of Greek sculpture architecture and painting. Professor Pollitt reminds us that the visual... more

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

This book consists of a comprehensive collection of ancient literary evidence ... This book consists of a comprehensive collection of ancient literary evidence on Roman art and artists assembled together in translation and provided with linking passages to set the historical context. Its purpose is to make this evidence accessible... more

The Cult of the Avant-Garde Artist examines the philosophical psychological an... The Cult of the Avant-Garde Artist examines the philosophical psychological and aesthetic premises for avant-garde art and its subsequent evolution and corruption in the late twentieth century. Arguing that modernist art is essentially therapeutic in... more

The Design Inference: Eliminating Chance Through Small Probabilities by Dembsk... The Design Inference: Eliminating Chance Through Small Probabilities by Dembski William A. more

Byzantine Monuments of Istanbul by Freely John; Çakmak Ahmet S. Byzantine Monuments of Istanbul by Freely John; Çakmak Ahmet S. more

Before publishing the sensuous and scandalous poems of Les Fleurs du Mal Charl... Before publishing the sensuous and scandalous poems of Les Fleurs du Mal Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) had already earned respect as a forthright and witty critic of art and literature. This stimulating selection of criticism reveals him as a worshipper... more

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in good condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10: 0521448999 ISBN-13:... more

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in good condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help. ISBN-10: 0521627567 ISBN-13:... more

The Architecture of Roman Temples: The Republic to the Middle Empire ISBN-10 0... The Architecture of Roman Temples: The Republic to the Middle Empire ISBN-10 052172371X ISBN-13 9780521723718 Stamper John W. First Edition edition 304 pages Publisher: Cambridge University Press Binding: Paperback This book examines the development of... more

Pop Art and the Contest Over American Culture examines the socially and aesthe... Pop Art and the Contest Over American Culture examines the socially and aesthetically subversive character of pop art. Providing a historically contextualized reading of American pop art Sara Doris locates the movement within the larger framework of... more