Civilisations

How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith

Mary Beard

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24 September 2024

Art & Architecture; History of Art & Design Styles; Human figures depicted in art; Religious subjects depicted in art; History of religion

Series: Civilisations

'The reigning Queen of Classics' Spectator'Mary Beard is the best in the business' Dan Snow'Excellent' Guardian'Enthralling' Sunday TimesBritain's most famous classicist asks: what are civilisations?

Central to this huge question are the ways in which we have depicted the human and the divine from prehistory to the present day. And across such iconic creations as Angkor Wat, the Ravenna mosaics and China's terracotta army, one ancient representation of the human body still influences (or distorts) how people in the West see not only their own culture but that of others.

From idolatry to iconoclasm, Mary Beard shines her spotlight on the artists who made art, and on those who have used, viewed, or interpreted it - and asked how to look with the eye of faith.

By: Mary Beard
Imprint: Profile
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 128mm, Width: 196mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 330g
ISBN: 9781805222460
ISBN 10: 1805222465
Series: Civilisations
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 24 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mary Beard is Professor Emerita of Classics at Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. She has worldwide academic acclaim. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, Confronting the Classics, SPQR, Women & Power and most recently, Emperor of Rome. She has made numerous television series and her books have been published in over thirty languages.

Reviews for Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith

'[Mary Beard is] the best in the business' - Dan Snow 'Excellent ... an invigorating guide' - Kathryn Hughes 'Beautifully produced and elegantly written ... utterly compelling' - Linda Hogan 'Enthralling' - John Carey '[Beard] has always had the sharpest eyes for telling detail and colourful anecdote' - Sunday Times