The Parthenon Frieze

by Jenifer Neils

Book Overview

The Parthenon frieze, one of Western civilization's major monuments, has been the subject of intense study for over two hundred years. Most scholarship has sought an overall interpretation of the monument's iconography and therefore neglects the visual language of the sculpture, an essential tool for a full understanding of the narrative. Dr Jenifer Neils's study provides an in-depth examination of the frieze which decodes its visual language, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521684021
• ISBN13: 9780521684026
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"