How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization

by Beard, Mary
ISBN: 9781631494406
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Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art. Focusing in Part I on the Olmec heads of early Mesoamerica, the colossal statues of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, and the nudes of classical Greece, Beard explores the power, hierarchy, and gender politics of the art of the ancient world, and explains how it came to define the so-called civilized world. In Part II, Beard chronicles some of the most breathtaking religious imagery ever made--whether at Angkor Wat, Ravenna, Venice, or in the art of Jewish and Islamic calligraphers-- to show how all religions, ancient and modern, have faced irreconcilable problems in trying to picture the divine. With this classic volume, Beard redefines the Western-and male-centric legacies of Ernst Gombrich and Kenneth Clark.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Beard, Mary
  • ISBN: 9781631494406
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.90 x 0.80
  • Number Of Pages: 240
  • Publication Year: 2018

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  • Beard's Look at History, Art and Civilization

    Rebecca K. - 7 years 7 months ago

    Mary Beard's book How Do We Look delves into history to investigate how art and monuments impacted history, both socially and culturally. Perfect for any casual reader of history or art with interesting looks into ancient civilizations, Beard gives her usual coverage of ancient Greek and Roman culture, but also expands past Western civilizations into Chinese, Olmec, and Indian culture. This book is quick paced and insightful, leaving the reader more open-minded to civilization and what that word has meant throughout history.

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