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Art & Ideas (Phaidon)

Αρχαιοελληνική τέχνη

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Ο συγγραφέας, ο οποίος διδάσκει στο Τμήμα Κλασικής Αρχαιολογίας του Πανεπιστημίου του Cambridge, σε αυτή την πρωτότυπη και ζωηρή περιγραφή, εξετάζει την αναπόσπαστη σύνδεση της ελληνικής τέχνης με τις πολιτικές, θρησκευτικές, φιλοσοφικές και κοινωνικές συνιστώσες της περιόδου. Ξεκινώντας από την πρώιμη Μινωική και Μυκηναϊκή τέχνη, περνά στον αντίκτυπο που είχε η αθηναϊκή δημοκρατία και καταλήγει στις συνέπειες της δημιουργίας της αυτοκρατορίας του Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου. Ο συγγραφέας καλύπτει ολόκληρο το φάσμα της ελληνικής τέχνης -γλυπτική, κεραμική, αρχιτεκτονική, μεταλλοτεχνία, νωπογραφία- για να συνθέσει ένα περιεκτικό, ζωντανό και προκλητικό κείμενο.

448 pages, Paperback

First published July 7, 1997

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40 reviews4 followers
July 27, 2022
Je découvre avec plaisir que tous les "Art&Idées" de Phaidon ne sont pas égaux et que le livre de Spivey pourrait bien être l'ouvrage global, clair et simple que j'attendais, une vue d'ensemble sur tout l'art grec sans trop de simplifications ni trop de jugements (il y en a tout de même bien suffisamment). Une approche polyvalente de l'art, par le biais de l'histoire, de la littérature, c'est très classique mais ça fonctionne. Beaucoup d'anecdotes antiques, connues et moins connues.

La traduction française ne s'est pas donnée la peine de vérifier les formes que prennent les noms propres et parfois le genre des termes grecs, et je ne sais pas si j'ai envie de rire ou de pleurer devant la gêne récurrente de Spivey pour l'homoérotisme grec (c'est donc possible d'être un antiquisant expérimenté et de continuer à être choqué), qui va jusqu'à lui faire froncer les sourcils devant les biais qu'il attribue à Winckelmann. Malgré tous ces défauts, quand même, il reste sur le podium des manuels d'introduction à l'art grec pour non-spécialistes, au moins pour l'instant.
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107 reviews2 followers
June 26, 2020
Although outdated in points, this is a good look at Greek art from the earliest of times to how art is being located as presented in the modern age. Enjoyable and recommended, although, watch out for some points of bias in Spivey’s narrative.
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49 reviews1 follower
December 15, 2024
very dense and took me a long time to read but i’m also just a little stupid. yeah definitely an art history book. i read 400 pages and decided i couldn’t keep going so i’m calling this finished even though technically it’s not
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280 reviews8 followers
August 13, 2016
This is perhaps my favourite book on Greek Art, purely because when I discovered Spivey I found that his ideas and concepts were creative and a little different. He covers areas that I find interesting.

The pictures throughout this book are fantastic. And the chapters are clearly defined.

However, his interpretation on Greek Art is what sets Spivey apart for me. I enjoy his writing style as well.

This is a great book, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in Greek Art.
298 reviews3 followers
January 26, 2015
This was a great book for me. Having studied this years ago my recollections were imperfect with many forgotten items. The writing is clear, well organized and illustrated throughout. I would highly recommend it to anyone in a position like mine or even the general student looking for good scholarly insight.
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175 reviews170 followers
September 8, 2009
With the addition of a dash of history and Greek literature what should have been as dry and dusty as a pile of old potsherds becomes a darn good yarn.
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