{"product_id":"9781350117242","title":"Ancient Mediterranean Sea in Modern Visual and Performing Arts Sailing in Troubled Waters","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIMAGINES – Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAncient Mediterranean Sea in Modern Visual and Performing Arts\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSailing in Troubled Waters\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRosario Rovira Guardiola | Filippo Carlà-Uhink | Martin Lindner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ Criticism \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen thinking about the Mediterranean, Fernand Braudel's haunting words resound like an echo of the sea and its millenary history. From Prehistory until today, the Mediterranean has been setting, witness and protagonist of mythical adventures, of encounters with the Other, of battles and the rise and fall of cultures and empires, of the destinies of humans. Braudel's appeal for a long durée history of the Mediterranean challenged traditional views that often present it as a sea fragmented and divided through periods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This volume proposes a journey into the bright and dark sides of the ancient Mediterranean through the kaleidoscopic gaze of artists who from the Renaissance to the 21st century have been inspired by its myths and history. The view of those who imagined and recreated the past of the sea has largely contributed to the shaping of modern cultures which are inexorably rooted and embedded in Mediterranean traditions. The contributions look at modern visual reinterpretations of ancient myths, fiction and history and pay particular attention to the theme of sea travel and travellers, which since Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e has become the epitome of the discovery of new worlds, of cultural exchanges and a metaphor of personal developments and metamorphoses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRosario Rovira Guardiola \u003c\/b\u003eworks in the Department of Greece and Rome at the British Museum, UK. She was Project Curator for the exhibition \u003ci\u003eHadrian: Empire and Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e and is now part of the project \u003ci\u003ePantanello: Unearthing the History of Hadrian's Villa.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 May 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350117242\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e344\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332628873356,"sku":"9781350117242","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_998f3388-f8a2-470d-896b-98d540daff1b.jpg?v=1783604553","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350117242","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}