Living Ruins, Value Conflicts
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Living Ruins, Value Conflicts
Loukaki, Argyro
Taylor & Francis Ltd
01/2008
378
Dura
Inglês
9780754672289
15 a 20 dias
Using illustrations of the Greek monuments and ruins, this book examines the symbolic, ideological, geographical and aesthetic importance of Greek iconography for the Western world. It examines how Greek monuments are perceived as sublime national symbols and as a mythological and archetypal reference against which Western culture is measured.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part 1: Ancient Greece for modern Greece and the Western world; The social construction of monumentality: ancient monuments and the monumental in space; The aesthetics of protection of ancient architectural heritage; Landscaping archaeological spaces. Part 2: The organization of ancient heritage protection in Greece; The Central Archaeological Council; The Acropolis of Athens and its immediate environment: the defence of a myth by modern Greek society; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
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Using illustrations of the Greek monuments and ruins, this book examines the symbolic, ideological, geographical and aesthetic importance of Greek iconography for the Western world. It examines how Greek monuments are perceived as sublime national symbols and as a mythological and archetypal reference against which Western culture is measured.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part 1: Ancient Greece for modern Greece and the Western world; The social construction of monumentality: ancient monuments and the monumental in space; The aesthetics of protection of ancient architectural heritage; Landscaping archaeological spaces. Part 2: The organization of ancient heritage protection in Greece; The Central Archaeological Council; The Acropolis of Athens and its immediate environment: the defence of a myth by modern Greek society; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
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