The Moral Mirror of Roman Art

by Rabun Taylor

This interdisciplinary study explores the meanings of mirrors and reflections in Roman art and society. When used as metaphors in Roman visual and literary discourses, mirrors had a strongly moral force, reflecting not random reality but rather a carefully filtered imagery with a didactic message. Focusing on examples found in mythical narrative, religious devotion, social interaction and gender relations, Rabun Taylor demonstrates that reflections...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052186612X
• ISBN13: 9780521866125
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.0"