Nigel Spivey
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 955852 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Nigel Spivey |
| NOMBRES | Nigel |
| APELLIDO | Spivey |
| FIRMA | SPIVEY N |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1993 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Homer and the Sculptors
‘In the beginning, Homer was just a very good poet living in Ionia’ (Snodgrass 1998: 11). That premise is more controversial than perhaps it seems at first sight: if Homer appeared to his contemporaries an extraordinary genius, a poet uniquely privileged with divine inspiration, then one might indeed argue that he directly catalysed the coming of Greek literacy, and the development of figure scenes in early Greek art.1 But suppose, for present pu…
Homer and the Sculptors
Greek Sculpture
Ancient Greek sculpture seems to have a timeless quality – provoking reactions that may range from awe to alienation. Yet it was a particular product of its age: and to know how and why it was once created is to embark upon an understanding of its 'Classic' status. In this richly illustrated and carefully written survey, encompassing works from c.700 BC to the end of antiquity, Nigel Spivey expounds not only the social function of Greek sculpture…
The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture
Chalepa ta kala is a dictum quoted several times by Plato.1 The various contexts of dialogue where it occurs imply general acceptance; according to a Scholiast, the saying belonged to the proverbial wisdom of Solon, the early sixth-century BC Athenian statesman and poet. The sense decreed in 1902 by John Adam, commenting on the citation as it appears in Republic 497d, is ‘beautiful things are hard’—a recommendation heeded by most modern translato…
Greek Vases
John Boardman. The history of greek vases
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Classical Bronzes
Meditations on a Greek Torso
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Fieldwork Grants
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Etruscomania and Etruscosense
La civiltà di Chiusi e del suo territorio. Atti del XVII Convegno di studi etruschi ed italici 1989 .
Meanings and Messages
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Looking at Greek Vases
Looking at Greek Vases
Looking at Greek Vases
Looking at Greek Vases
La civiltà di Chiusi e del suo territorio. Atti del XVII Convegno di studi etruschi ed italici 1989 .
Meanings and Messages
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Fieldwork Grants
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Etruscomania and Etruscosense
Meditations on a Greek Torso
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Classical Bronzes
John Boardman. The history of greek vases
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Greek Vases
The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture
Chalepa ta kala is a dictum quoted several times by Plato.1 The various contexts of dialogue where it occurs imply general acceptance; according to a Scholiast, the saying belonged to the proverbial wisdom of Solon, the early sixth-century BC Athenian statesman and poet. The sense decreed in 1902 by John Adam, commenting on the citation as it appears in Republic 497d, is ‘beautiful things are hard’—a recommendation heeded by most modern translato…
Greek Sculpture
Ancient Greek sculpture seems to have a timeless quality – provoking reactions that may range from awe to alienation. Yet it was a particular product of its age: and to know how and why it was once created is to embark upon an understanding of its 'Classic' status. In this richly illustrated and carefully written survey, encompassing works from c.700 BC to the end of antiquity, Nigel Spivey expounds not only the social function of Greek sculpture…
Homer and the Sculptors
‘In the beginning, Homer was just a very good poet living in Ionia’ (Snodgrass 1998: 11). That premise is more controversial than perhaps it seems at first sight: if Homer appeared to his contemporaries an extraordinary genius, a poet uniquely privileged with divine inspiration, then one might indeed argue that he directly catalysed the coming of Greek literacy, and the development of figure scenes in early Greek art.1 But suppose, for present pu…
Homer and the Sculptors
Art (11 obras) · History (11 obras) · Classical Antiquity Studies (8 obras) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (7 obras) · Art history (5 obras) · Archaeology (4 obras) · Archaeological Research and Protection (3 obras) · Literature (3 obras) · Visual arts (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras)