Ancient Mythological Images and their Interpretation

by Katharina Lorenz

Book Overview

When we try to make sense of pictures, what do we gain when we use a particular method - and what might we be missing or even losing? Empirical experimentation on three types of mythological imagery - a Classical Greek pot, a frieze from Hellenistic Pergamon and a second-century CE Roman sarcophagus - enables Katharina Lorenz to demonstrate how theoretical approaches to images (specifically, iconology, semiotics, and image studies) impact the meanings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521139724
• ISBN13: 9780521139724
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"