Main entry:

Neils, Jenifer, 1950-

Title & Author:

The Parthenon Frieze / Jenifer Neils.

Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, [2001]
©2001

Description:

xix, 294 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Notes:
1 folded leaf with drawing of Parthenon frieze inserted in pocket.
The CD and the drawing in the pocket are by Rachel Rosenzweig. The CD is a virtual reality movie of the frieze based on the casts in the Skulpturhalle Basel and incorporating Ian Jenkins' revised arrangement of the blocks.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
[Table of Contents] -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Polis: The Framework of Ritual -- 2. Paradigma: Designing the Frieze -- 3. Techne: Carving the Frieze -- 4. Mimesis: The High Classical Style -- 5. Iconographia: Identifying the Players -- 6. Iconologia: Interpreting the Frieze -- 7. Kleos: The Impact of the Frieze -- 8. Thauma: Whose Heritage? -- Epilogue -- Chronological Table -- Concordance -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

"The Parthenon frieze, one of Western civilization's major monuments, has been the subject of intense study for over two hundred years. Most scholarship has sought an overall interpretation of the monument's iconography and therefore neglects the visual language of the sculpture, an essential tool for a full understanding of the narrative. Dr. Jenifer Neils's study provides an in-depth examination of the frieze that decodes its visual language but also analyzes its conception and design, style and content, and impact on the visual arts over time. Unique in its wide-ranging approach, The Parthenon Frieze also brings ethical reasoning to bear on the issue of repatriation as part of the ongoing debate on the Elgin Marbles."--Jacket.

Resources:
Book review (H-Net)
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

0521641616
9780521641616

Subject:

Parthenon (Athens, Greece)
Parthenon.
Parthénon (Athènes, Grèce)
Friezes Greece Athens.
Frise (Parthénon, Athènes, Grèce)
Buildings
Friezes
Friezen (architectuur)
Reliëfs.
Interpretatie.
Receptie.
Athens (Greece) Buildings, structures, etc.
Athènes (Grèce) Constructions.
Greece Athens

Form/genre:

CD-ROMs.

Added entries:

Rosenzweig, Rachel, 1968-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 221067
Call No.: NA2965 .N45 2001
Status: Available