From Republic to Empire: Rhetoric, Religion, and Power in the Visual Culture of Ancient Rome: Rhetoric, Religion, and Power in the Visual Culture of ... Series in Classical Culture, Band 48) - Hardcover

Pollini, John

 
9780806142586: From Republic to Empire: Rhetoric, Religion, and Power in the Visual Culture of Ancient Rome: Rhetoric, Religion, and Power in the Visual Culture of ... Series in Classical Culture, Band 48)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0806142588 ISBN 13: 9780806142586
Verlag: ARTHUR H CLARK CO, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Political image-making&;especially from the Age of Augustus, when the Roman Republic evolved into a system capable of governing a vast, culturally diverse empire&;is the focus of this masterful study of Roman culture. Distinguished art historian and classical archaeologist John Pollini explores how various artistic and ideological symbols of religion and power, based on Roman Republican values and traditions, were taken over or refashioned to convey new ideological content in the constantly changing political world of imperial Rome.

Religion, civic life, and politics went hand in hand and formed the very fabric of ancient Roman society. Visual rhetoric was a most effective way to communicate and commemorate the ideals, virtues, and political programs of the leaders of the Roman State in an empire where few people could read and many different languages were spoken. Public memorialization could keep Roman leaders and their achievements before the eyes of the populace, in Rome and in cities under Roman sway. A leader&;s success demonstrated that he had the favor of the gods&;a form of legitimation crucial for sustaining the Roman Principate, or government by a &;First Citizen.&;

Pollini examines works and traditions ranging from coins to statues and reliefs. He considers the realistic tradition of sculptural portraiture and the ways Roman leaders from the late Republic through the Imperial period were represented in relation to the divine. In comparing visual and verbal expression, he likens sculptural imagery to the structure, syntax, and diction of the Latin language and to ancient rhetorical figures of speech.

Throughout the book, Pollini&;s vast knowledge of ancient history, religion, literature, and politics extends his analysis far beyond visual culture to every aspect of ancient Roman civilization, including the empire&;s ultimate conversion to Christianity. Readers will gain a thorough understanding of the relationship between artistic developments and political change in ancient Rome.

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John Pollini is Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Southern California. He has published five books and numerous articles and reviews. Among his scholarly awards and honors are a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships, two American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships, and the Phi Beta Kappa Faculty Recognition Award. He has also served as Whitehead Professor at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens and is an elected Life Member of the German Archaeological Institute.

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Verlag
ARTHUR H CLARK CO
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0806142588
ISBN 13 
9780806142586
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Anzahl der Seiten
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