The Image of Antiquity - Ancient Britain and the Romantic Imagination

The antiquarians and artists of the 18th and 19th centuries had an important influence on modern ideas surrounding Ancient Britain, and the way that it is popularly pictured. Whilst many of their ideas have been superseded by modern archaeological excavation many of their myths and images, particularly that of the Druid, survive today.

About the author

Sam Smiles is a lecturer in the history of art at the University of Plymouth.

Summary

The author of this book sets out to investigate two fundamental issues: how was the remote past of Britain imagined in the 18th and 19th centuries and what part did visual arts play in the process?

Product details

• Authors: Sam Smiles, Sam (University of Plymouth) Smiles, Samuel Smiles, Smiles Sam
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.09.1994
• EAN: 9780300058147
• ISBN: 978-0-300-05814-7
• No. of pages: 262
• Weight: 1007 g
• Illustrations: 80 b-w illus.
• Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; European History, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Historiography, ART / European, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Historiography, History of Art, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain