Mimetic Contagion Art and Artifice in Terence's Eunuch |
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| Author:
| Germany, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-873873-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2016 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $164.50AUD $208.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume considers the phenomenon of mimetic contagion, whereby works of art draw viewers into direct imitation of themselves, and how it operates within specific historical contexts. Terence's Eunuch is used as a case study, situating the motif within the peculiarities of mid-second-century BC Rome and its anxieties about the power of art.
This volume considers the phenomenon of mimetic contagion, whereby works of art draw viewers into direct imitation of themselves, and how it operates within specific historical contexts. Terence's Eunuch is used as a case study, situating the motif within the peculiarities of mid-second-century BC Rome and its anxieties about the power of art.