Periklean Athens and Its Legacy : Problems and Perspectives

by Barringer, Judith M.; Hurwit, Jeffrey M.; Pollitt, J. J.

• ISBN13: 9780292706224
• ISBN10: 0292706227
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-27
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr

Summary

"These essays are written by a group of prominent and internationally known scholars. Individually and collectively they make an important contribution to the field of ancient art." --Mary C. Sturgeon, Professor of Classical Art, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The late fifth century BC was the golden age of ancient Athens. Under the leadership of the renowned soldier-statesman Perikles, Athenians began rebuilding the Akropolis, where they created the still awe-inspiring Parthenon. Athenians also reached a zenith of artistic achievement in sculpture, vase painting, and architecture, which provided continuing inspiration for many succeeding generations. The specially commissioned essays in this volume offer a fresh, innovative panorama of the art, architecture, history, culture, and influence of Periklean Athens. Written by leading experts in the field, the articles cover a wide range of topics, including: An evaluation of Perikles' military leadership during the early stages of the Peloponnesian War. Iconographical and iconological studies of vase paintings, wall paintings, and sculpture. Explorations of the Parthenon and other monuments of the Athenian Akropolis. The legacy of Periklean Athens and its influence upon later art. Assessments of the modern reception of the Akropolis. As a whole, this collection of essays proves that even a well-explored field such as Periklean Athens can yield new treasures when mined by perceptive and seasoned investigators.

Table of Contents

Jerome Jordan Pollitt : a bibliography
Perikles as general	p. 1
Bail oinochoai	p. 13
A farewell with arms : departing warriors on Athenian vases	p. 23
The girl in the Pithos : Hesiod's Elpis	p. 37
The judgment of Helen in Athenian art	p. 47
Composition and content on classical murals and vases	p. 63
The painting program in the stoa poikile	p. 73
Feminizing the Barbarian and Barbarizing the feminine : Amazons, Trojans, and Persians in the stoa poikile	p. 89
Notes on the subject of the Ilissos temple frieze	p. 103
"Periklean" cult images and their media	p. 111
Athena at Pallene and in the Agora of Athens	p. 119
The parthenon and the temple of Zeus at Olympia	p. 135
The parthenon frieze and Perikles' cavalry of a thousand	p. 147
Alkanmenes' Prokne and Itys in context	p. 163
Interpretations of two Athenian friezes : the temple on the Ilissos and the temple of Athena Nike	p. 177
Alpheos to the Orontes : an unusual echo of the Pheidian Zeus at the Syrian Port of Seleukia Pieria	p. 195
Kosmetai, the second sophistic, and portraiture in the second century	p. 201
A rhetorical Perikles	p. 217
On some motives supposed present in self-portraits of Pheidias and others	p. 233
Early photography and the reception of classical antiquity : the case of the temple of Athena Nike	p. 237
Greek art and culture since art and experience in classical Greece	p. 255
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