Art in the lives of ordinary Romans

visual representation and non-elite viewers in Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 315

  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Not in Library

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
September 15, 2024 | History

Art in the lives of ordinary Romans

visual representation and non-elite viewers in Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 315

  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

"This illustrated book brings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has largely ignored: slaves, ex-slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working poor. Though they had no access to the upper echelons of society, ordinary Romans enlivened their world with all manner of artworks. Discussing a wide range of art in the late republic and early empire - from familiar monuments to the obscure Caupona of Salvius and little-studied tomb reliefs - John R. Clarke provides a tantalizing glimpse into the lives of ordinary Roman people. Writing for a wide audience, he illuminates the dynamics of a discerning and sophisticated population, overturning much accepted wisdom about them, and opening our eyes to their astounding cultural diversity."--Jacket.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
383

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Art in the lives of ordinary Romans

Add another edition?

Book Details


Table of Contents

Augustus's and Trajan's messages to commoners
The all-seeing emperor and ordinary viewers : Marcus Aurelius and Constantine
Everyman, everywoman, and the gods
Everyman and everywoman at work
Spectacle : entertainment, social control, self-advertising, and transgression
Laughter and subversion in the tavern : image, text, and context
Commemoration of life in the domain of the dead : non-elite tombs and sarcophagi
Minding your manners : banquets, behavior, and class
Putting your best face forward : self-representation at home.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-352) and index.

Published in
Berkeley

Classifications

Library of Congress
N72.S6 C58 2003

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 383 p., [24] p. of plates :
Number of pages
383

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23240152M
Internet Archive
artlivesordinary315clar
ISBN 10
0520219767
LCCN
2002154934
OCLC/WorldCat
51172352
Library Thing
3798052
Goodreads
3291469

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

This work does not appear on any lists.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
September 15, 2024 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
January 7, 2023 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
December 7, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
February 11, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
May 29, 2009 Created by ImportBot Imported from marc_cca MARC record