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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
April 2015
Print publication year:
2004
Online ISBN:
9780511816550

Book description

In The Art of Greece and Rome Susan Woodford illuminates the great achievements of classical art and architecture and conveys a sense of the excitement that fired the creative artists of the ancient world. The Greeks were quick to challenge time-honored styles and, stimulated by the problems that sometimes emerged from their daring innovations, they invented solutions that have been considered classics ever since. The Romans recognized the Greek achievement and built on it, adding a talent for organization and flair for architectural construction on a huge scale to create an impressive art of their own. This edition includes a new chapter on art throughout the Roman empire, new illustrations, updated bibliography and glossary.

Reviews

‘Well-planned, written in a lively manner … observations are un-hackneyed and many of the terse summations truly brilliant … an intelligent, challenging, informative introduction to the classical arts.’

George M. A. Hanfmann - Harvard University

‘The brevity of treatment is more than compensated for by the author’s stimulating presentation.‘

Mark Morford Source: The Classical Outlook

‘… the author has infused new book into the old veins …The choice and arrangement of the pictures serves the text perfectly … A must for the school library where it is likely to be a popular choice for borrowing.’

Brian Sparkes Source: Greece and Rome

'The quality if the illustrations is excellent … The chief joy of this book is Woodford's lucid style and refreshingly down to earth vocabulary … teachers can recommend this book as a readable introduction to classical art to sixth formers and university students.'

Source: Joint Association of Classical Teachers

‘For students approaching the art of the classical world for the first time, Woodford provides a survey that is lucid, coherent, and informative. … For those of us who teach surveys in the humanities, the paperbound version of the book is accessible and affordable.‘

Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Contents

Further reading
Further reading
Greek art
B. Ashmole, Architect and Sculptor in Classical Greece (Phaidon, 1972). Architecture and architectural sculpture in the 5th and 4th centuries bc
J. Boardman, Greek Art (Thames and Hudson, 1996), paperback. General introduction, with short text and numerous illustrations
J. Boardman, The History of Greek Vases (Thames and Hudson, 2001). Authoritative, wide-ranging survey of various aspects of the production and study of Greek vases
W. B. Dinsmoor, The Architecture of Ancient Greece (Batsford, 1975). Detailed standard reference book
R. Martin, Living Architecture: Greek (Oldbourne, 1967). Illuminating brief introduction
J. J. Pollitt, Art and Experience in Classical Greece (Cambridge University Press, 1972), paperback. Sculpture, painting and architecture, primarily in the 5th century bc
J. J. Pollitt, Art in the Hellenistic Age (Cambridge University Press, 1986), paperback. Survey of all the arts during the Hellenistic period
G. M. A. Richter, Handbook of Greek Art (Phaidon, 9th ed. 2003), paperback. General introduction covering many topics, including major and minor arts
M. Robertson, A History of Greek Art (Cambridge University Press, 1975). Sensitive survey from the Geometric through the Hellenistic periods, excluding architecture; also available in a shortened version, A Shorter History of Greek Art (Cambridge University Press, 1981), paperback
R. R. R. Smith, Hellenistic Sculpture (Thames and Hudson, 1991), paperback. Well-illustrated, brief, intelligent survey of sculpture only
B. A. Sparkes, Greek Pottery: An Introduction (Manchester University Press, 1991), paperback. Clear exposition including archaeological and technical aspects of Greek vases not usually covered
A. Stewart, Greek Sculpture (Yale University Press, 1990), paperback. Comprehensive survey of Greek sculpture, including literary sources; lavishly illustrated
D. Williams, Greek Vases (British Museum Publications, 1999), paperback. Elegant survey concentrating on the collection of the British Museum
S. Woodford, The Parthenon (Cambridge University Press, 1981), paperback. Brief survey of sculpture, architecture, building procedures, early and later history
S. Woodford, An Introduction to Greek Art (Duckworth and Cornell University Press, 1986), paperback. Generously illustrated discussion of sculpture and vase painting from the 8th to the 4th century bc
Roman art
A. Boethius and J. D. Ward-Perkins, Etruscan and Roman Architecture (Pelican, 1970). Detailed standard work
K. M. Dunbabin, Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World (Cambridge University Press, 1999), paperback. Authoritative survey of mosaics in classical antiquity
E. K. Gazda, ed. The Ancient Art of Emulation (Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, suppl. vol. 1, University of Michigan Press, 2002). Multi-author critical review of traditional attitudes toward Roman sculpture and painting
M. Grant, Art in the Roman Empire (Routledge, 1995). Brief, sparsely illustrated but intelligent study of the relationship of art in the provinces and in the centre
M. W. Jones, The Principles of Roman Architecture (Yale University Press, 2000). Interesting analysis of Roman building procedures
D. E. E. Kleiner, Roman Sculpture (Yale University Press, 1992). Detailed survey from the foundation of Rome through Constantine
R. Ling, Roman Painting (Cambridge University Press, 1991), paperback. Comprehensive survey of the development of Roman painting, with numerous illustrations
W. I. MacDonald, The Architecture of the Roman Empire: An Introductory Study (Yale University Press, 1992), paperback. Stimulating detailed examination of important imperial buildings
P. MacKendrick, The Mute Stones Speak (Norton, 1983), paperback. General introduction to Roman art through the history of archaeological discoveries
N. H. Ramage and A. Ramage, Roman Art (4th ed., Laurence King Publishing and Prentice Hall, 2004), paperback. Excellent, clear, well-illustrated introduction to Roman architecture, sculpture and painting
I. S. Ryberg, The Rites of the Roman State Religion in Art (Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome, vol. 12, 1955). Copiously illustrated, illuminating analysis of numerous Roman reliefs
D. E. Strong, Roman Imperial Sculpture (Tiranti, 1961). Brief introductory analysis of Roman reliefs
M. Thorpe, Roman Architecture (Duckworth, 1995), paperback. Excellent short introduction to Roman architecture
J. M. C. Toynbee, The Art of the Romans (Thames and Hudson, 1965). Systematic handbook covering many topics, excluding architecture
Literary sources
Pausanias, Guide to Greece, 2 vols. (Penguin, 1971), paperback. English translation
Pliny, Pliny the Elder's Chapters on the History of Art, ed. K. Jex-Blake and E. Sellers (Argonaut, 1968). Introduction plus text in Latin and English, carefully annotated
J. J. Pollitt, The Art of Greece: Sources and Documents (Cambridge University Press, 1990); The Art of Rome 753 bc –337ad (Prentice Hall, Sources and Documents, 1966), both paperback. Briefly annotated translations of intelligently selected passages from many different ancient authors

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