In:
Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 59, No. 1 ( 2016-06-01), p. 54-71
Abstract:
The elements of visual culture preserved in late Roman houses confirm an intense interest in dramatic visual display. This study employs an interpretive lens of spectacle to examine a new form of banquet space amd furnishings in the period, as well as a new style of ‘dinner-theatre’ they served. By considering ancient art as inseparable from active contexts and ephemeral events, a more sophisticated understanding of a society's self-definition through art emerges. Rather than being epiphenomenal to the poliltical culture of late antiquity, spectacle is argued to be central to the creation and contestation of power structures: performance is politics.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0076-0730
,
2041-5370
DOI:
10.1111/j.2041-5370.2016.12019.x
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date:
2016
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2545922-3
SSG:
6,14
SSG:
6,12
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