This book represents a new departure in science studies. an analysis of a scientific style of writing situating it within the context of the contemporary style of literature. Its philosophical significance is that it provides a novel way of making sense of the notion... Lees meer.

This book sheds light on a relatively dark period of literary history the late third century CE a period that falls between the Second Sophistic and Late Antiquity. It argues that more was being written during this time than past scholars have realized and takes as it... Lees meer.

This anthology of philosophical texts by Greek and Roman authors brings together works from the late fifth century BC to the sixth century AD that comment on major aesthetic issues such as the perception of beauty and harmony in music and the visual arts structure and... Lees meer.

In deepening our understanding of the symposium in ancient Greece this book embodies the wit and play of the images it explains. those decorating Athenian drinking vessels from the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The vases used at banquets often depict the actual drink... Lees meer.

This anthology of philosophical texts by Greek and Roman authors brings together works from the late fifth century BC to the sixth century AD that comment on major aesthetic issues such as the perception of beauty and harmony in music and the visual arts structure and... Lees meer.

In deepening our understanding of the symposium in ancient Greece this book embodies the wit and play of the images it explains. those decorating Athenian drinking vessels from the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The vases used at banquets often depict the actual drink... Lees meer.

Greek Art and Aesthetics in the Fourth Century B.C. analyzes the broad character of art produced during this period providing in-depth analysis of and commentary on many of its most notable examples of sculpture and painting. Taking into consideration developments in s... Lees meer.

This book provides a clear and informed account of aesthetic and callistic concepts as they occur in the works of Plato and Aristotle. The author illustrates their ideas on art and beauty by close reference to their texts and finds a profound similarity which unites the... Lees meer.

This anthology of philosophical texts by Greek and Roman authors brings together works from the late fifth century BC to the sixth century AD that comment on major aesthetic issues such as the perception of beauty and harmony in music and the visual arts structure and... Lees meer.

This book provides a clear and informed account of aesthetic and callistic concepts as they occur in the works of Plato and Aristotle. The author illustrates their ideas on art and beauty by close reference to their texts and finds a profound similarity which unites the... Lees meer.

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In the first centuries BCE and CE Roman wall painters frequently placed representations of works of art especially panel paintings within their own mural compositions. Nathaniel B. Jones argues that the depiction of panel painting within mural ensembles functioned a... Lees meer.

Frontiers of Pleasure presents critical issues regarding Greek conceptions of aesthetic response while questioning influential modern notions of the aesthetic. Despite a recent rebirth of interest in the field of aesthetics no extensive discussion of this fundamental t... Lees meer.

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This book sheds light on a relatively dark period of literary history the late third century CE a period that falls between the Second Sophistic and Late Antiquity. It argues that more was being written during this time than past scholars have realized and takes as it... Lees meer.