Creative Lives in Classical Antiquity Poets, Artists and Biography |
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| Editor:
| Fletcher, Richard
Hanink, Johanna |
| Series title: | Cambridge Classical Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-15908-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $169.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines how the biographical traditions of ancient poets and artists parallel the creative processes of biographers themselves, both within antiquity and beyond. Each chapter explores a range of biographical material that highlights the complexity of how readers and viewers imagine the lives of ancient creator-figures.
This book examines how the biographical traditions of ancient poets and artists parallel the creative processes of biographers themselves, both within antiquity and beyond. Each chapter explores a range of biographical material that highlights the complexity of how readers and viewers imagine the lives of ancient creator-figures.