Pictorial Narrative in Ancient Greek Art
Pictorial Narrative in Ancient Greek Art
Mark Stansbury-O'Donnell, University of St Thomas, Minnesota
October 1999
Unavailable - out of print November 2007
Hardback
9780521640008
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Provides a comprehensive framework for the development of pictorial narrative in ancient art, a topic that has been of great scholarly interest in recent years. Through the application of literary theory about narrative, particularly semiotics and structural analysis; the examination of ancient descriptions of real and poetic works of art; and a contextual examination of a wide range of works, Mark Stansbury-O'Donnell identifies the multiple levels at which narration operates, from the most basic signs to the object of narration for the ancient viewer. A synthesis of theory and application, this study also defines and standardises a vocabulary for pictorial narrative.
- A systematic exploration and definition of the different levels at which narration works
- Definition of a vocabulary and terminology for pictorial narration
- A blending of theory and application
Product details
October 1999Hardback
9780521640008
256 pages
262 × 186 × 21 mm
0.89kg
88 b/w illus.
Unavailable - out of print November 2007
Table of Contents
- 1. An approach to pictorial narrative
- 2. The narrative micro-structure
- 3. The narrative macro-structure
- 4. Narrative extension
- 5. The narrative object
- 6. Conclusion.
