| Johann Joachim Winckelmann on Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Contributor(s): Winckelmann, Johann Joachim (Author), Carter, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1571135200 ISBN-13: 9781571135209 Publisher: Camden House (NY) OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Art | History - General - Art | European |
| Dewey: 709 |
| LCCN: 2013037628 |
| Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.29 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-68) has long been recognized as one of the founders of modern art history and a major force in the development of archaeology and the study of ancient Greek architecture. He also exerted an influence on the Weimar Classicism of Goethe and Schiller, for whom his description of Greek sculpture as evoking "edle Einfalt und stille Grösse" (noble simplicity and a calm greatness) became a watchword. He contributed to modern scientific archaeology through his application of empirically derived categories of style to the analysis of classical works of art and architecture, and was one of the first to undertake detailed empirical examinations of artifacts and describe them precisely in a way that enabled reasoned conclusions to be drawn about ancient societies and their cultures. Yet several of his important essays are not available in modern English translation. The present volume remedies this situation by collecting four of Winckelmann's most seminal essays on art along with several shorter pieces on the topic, two major if brief essays on architecture, and one longer essay on archaeology. Paired with thisis an introduction covering Winckelmann's life and work. David Carter is retired as Professor of Communicative English at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, and is former Lecturer in German Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. Among his recently published translations from German are Klaus Mann's novel Alexander (2008) and On Cocaine (2011), a collection of Sigmund Freud's writings on the topic. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carter, David: - David Carter is a retired headteacher and school inspector who taught history. He has written scripts and produced programmes for local radio. His research has covered many aspects of local history and was used in resource packs for schools. He now focuses on military, local and family history. |