Description
This course will introduce students to art and architecture from Archaic to Hellenistic times, placing it within the context of the historical development of the Greek world. The course will focus on those material remains which lead to the ‘invention’ of art history and Western art, e.g. representative free-standing sculptures and great temples; the evidence gained from this material also sheds light on contemporary political, social and economic structures as well as the development of Ancient Greek culture in general.
Lecture course.
Learning objectives
Students will learn how to identify different works of Greek art and architecture as indicators of specific socio-cultural settings, as well as acquire basic methods of analysis (e. g. in terms of function, iconography, semiotics).
Examination
Two 2000-3000 word essays.
Literature
Corbey, R. Layton R. and J. Tanner, Archaeology and Art (2004), in: Bintliff, J. L. (ed.), A Companion to Archaeology. Oxford, Blackwell Publishing.
Fullerton, M. D. (2000). Greek Art. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
Hurwit, J. M. (1992). The Athenian Acropolis. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press.
Osborne, R. (1998). Archaic and classical Greek art. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Spawforth, A. (2006). The Complete Greek Temples. London; New York. Thames & Hudson.
Stewart, A. F. (2008). Classical Greece and the Birth of Western Art. Cambridge; New York, Cambridge University Press