Architecture and Ekphrasis - Space, Time and the Embodied Description of the Past

Informationen zum Autor Dana Arnold is Professor of Architectural History, University of Southampton and Director of the Centre for Studies in Architecture and Urbanism Klappentext Architecture and ekphrasis examines how eighteenth-century prints and drawings of antique architecture operated as representations of thought. Using original archival material, it considers the idea of the past in the period, specifically how it was discovered and described, and investigates how space and time inform visual ekphrasis or descriptions of architecture. The idea of embodiment is used to explore the various methods of describing architecture - including graphic techniques, measurement and perspective - all of which demonstrate choices about different modes of ekphrasis. This well-illustrated, accessibly written study will be of interest to academics and students working in a broad range of subject areas. It will also be an essential teaching tool for increasingly popular cross-disciplinary courses. Zusammenfassung This well-illustrated, accessibly written book examines how eighteenth-century prints and drawings of antique architecture operated as representations of thought. Combining original archival material with cultural theory, the book considers the idea of the past and the role of space and time in the visual ekphrasis or description of its architecture. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Prolegomenon1 The past2 Time3 SpaceEpilogueSelect bibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Dana Arnold, Arnold Dana
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9780719099502
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9950-2
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Rethinking Art's Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Geschichte der Architektur, Architecture, Theory of art, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, ART / Criticism & Theory, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, ARCHITECTURE / Criticism, Social and cultural history, History of Architecture, Literary theory, Theory of architecture