The Iliad in a Nutshell

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ISBN: 9780199602445

Visualizing Epic on the Tabulae Iliacae

Michael Squire (, King's College London)

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English

Oxford University Press
23 June 2011

History of art: ancient & classical art; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: poetry & poets; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology

The Iliad in a Nutshell has two objectives: first, it advances a new critical interpretation of the miniature Iliac tablets, or Tabulae Iliacae; second, it signals their relevance within much bigger issues facing the study of Graeco-Roman art and literature in the twenty-first century. By re-assessing the visual and verbal aesthetics of the miniature, Michael Squire shows how a group of early Imperial Roman objects relate to grander discourses about size, ecphrasis, and representation. The conclusions will be of critical importance not only to students of Graeco-Roman literary and visual culture, but to anyone interested in the cultural history of scale, replication, and visual-verbal relations. The volume is generously illustrated, in both black and white and colour.

By: Michael Squire ( King's College London)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 249mm, Width: 194mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 1.432kg
ISBN: 9780199602445
ISBN 10: 0199602441
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 23 June 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Opening sesame: the book in a nutshell 2: Putting the pieces together 3: Mastering Theodorean techne 4: Choosing your own adventure 5: Turning the tables 6: The art and poetics of scale 7: Ecphrastic circles 8: Taking the tablets

Reviews for The Iliad in a Nutshell: Visualizing Epic on the Tabulae Iliacae

In its physical weight and explicit ambition, it still manages to intimate its subject matter in being simultaneously intense and delicate. Karel Thein, Listy Filologicke Squire offers rich analyses of various aspects of the Tabulae. Gail Trimble, The Anglo-Hellenic Review No. 47