A new, illustrated study of the Iliac tablets, a group of objects inscribed in miniature with epic episodes. Like the tablets themselves, Michael Squire tackles major themes through small ones, by relating their production to macroscopic problems of signification in Graeco-Roman antiquity. INDICE: 1: Opening sesame: the book in a nutshell; 2: Putting the pieces together; 3: Mastering Theodorean techne; 4: Choosing your own adventure; 5: Turning the tables; 6: The art and poetics of scale; 7: Ecphrastic circles; 8: Taking the tablets
- ISBN: 978-0-19-960244-5
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 420
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés