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The allure of the ancient : receptions of the ancient Middle East, ca. 1600-1800

"The Allure of the Ancient investigates how the ancient Middle East was imagined and appropriated for artistic, scholarly, and political purposes in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bringing together scholars of the ancient and early modern worlds, the volume approaches reception histo...

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Outros autores: Geoga, Margaret (Editor, HerausgeberIn)
Steele, John M. (Editor, HerausgeberIn)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:English
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill , [2022]
Series:Intersections volume 80
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Acceso en liña:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Títulos relacionados:Erscheint auch als: The allure of the ancient
Erscheint auch als: The Allure of the Ancient
Notas de autor:edited by Margaret Geoga, John Steele
Descripción
Summary:"The Allure of the Ancient investigates how the ancient Middle East was imagined and appropriated for artistic, scholarly, and political purposes in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bringing together scholars of the ancient and early modern worlds, the volume approaches reception history from an interdisciplinary perspective, asking how early modern artists and scholars interpreted ancient Middle Eastern civilizations-such as Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia-and how their interpretations were shaped by early modern contexts and concerns. The volume's chapters cross disciplinary boundaries in their explorations of art, philosophy, science, and literature, as well as geographical boundaries, spanning from Europe to the Caribbean to Latin America"--
descrición da copia:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrición Física:XV, 401 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9789004129320