Author and Audience in Vitruvius' De architectura

Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols (Georgetown University, Washington DC)

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English

Cambridge University Press
26 October 2017

Theory of architecture; European history; Classical history & classical civilisation

Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World

Vitruvius' De architectura is the only extant classical text on architecture, and its impact on Renaissance masters including Leonardo da Vinci is well-known. But what was the text's purpose in its own time (ca. 20s BCE)? In this book, Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols reveals how Vitruvius pitched the Greek discipline of architecture to his Roman readers, most of whom were undoubtedly laymen. The inaccuracy of Vitruvius' architectural rules, when compared with surviving ancient buildings, has knocked Vitruvius off his pedestal. Nichols argues that the author never intended to provide an accurate view of contemporary buildings. Instead, Vitruvius crafted his authorial persona and remarks on architecture to appeal to elites (and would-be elites) eager to secure their positions within an expanding empire. In this major new analysis of De architectura from archaeological and literary perspectives, Vitruvius emerges as a knowing critic of a social landscape in which the house made the man.

By: Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols (Georgetown University Washington DC)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781107003125
ISBN 10: 1107003121
Series: Greek Culture in the Roman World
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 26 October 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols is Assistant Professor of Classics at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. She works primarily on the literature, art, and culture of Ancient Rome.

Reviews for Author and Audience in Vitruvius' De architectura

'Nichols has produced an exceptional book that will inevitably shape the scholarly conversation about Vitruvius the author for some time to come. That it is a book of such high quality in so many respects - including production - is fortunate indeed.' John Matthew Oksanish, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 'Nichols has produced an exceptional book that will inevitably shape the scholarly conversation about Vitruvius the author for some time to come. That it is a book of such high quality in so many respects - including production - is fortunate indeed.' John Matthew Oksanish, Bryn Mawr Classical Review