Häftad, Engelska, 2005

Clothed Body in the Ancient World

Av Liza Cleland, Mary Harlow, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

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The recent renaissance of interest in the history of dress and its cultural importance is celebrated in this collection of interdisciplinary essays. The sixteen contributors present on-going research into the study of the clothed body in ancient Egypt and the Aegean, Classical Greece, Rome and Late Antiquity. Through literary and artistic evidence and film, they discuss how dress articulates and defines an individual within his or her given society, at the same time highlighting common themes in scholarship, methodological differences between disciplines and periods, as well as contrasting definitions of what constitutes the clothed body. Essays discussing Aegean Bronze Age fashions, costume design in filmed biblical epics, clothing in Aristophanic comedy, Greek and Roman female undergarments, the symbolism of the Roman toga, and the spectacle of images of Byzantine dress, are just some of the diverse subjects covered in this study.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2005-04-15
Mått: 170 x 242 x 12 mm
Vikt: 516 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 192
Förlag: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 9781842171653

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Mary Harlow is Honorary Associate Professor in Ancient History at the University of Leicester. She is the author or editor of a number of books. Recent publications include A Cultural History of Hair in Antiquity (ed., 2021) and A Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in Antiquity (ed., 2021).

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These essays...offer new socially relevant insights into familiar works of antiquity [and] offer challening directions for continued research using precision studies of garment construction, fibers and fabrics, and, especially, their meanings in social contexts. -- Choice Choice Highly recommended.' -- Choice Choice This publication will be of interest to textile conservationists, archaeologists, classicists, art historians, theatrical costume designers, and re-enactment enthusiasts. -- Costume Costume The book will be especially useful to scholars specialising in gender studies, fabric manufacture, and the social importance and interpretation of clothes. However, anyone with a general interest in these areas and a healthy sense of curiosity will learn something from every chapter.' -- Ancient West & East Ancient West & East

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