{"product_id":"9781350194571","title":"Homeric Catalogue of Shapes The Iliad and Odyssey Seen Differently","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIMAGINES – Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHomeric Catalogue of Shapes\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Iliad and Odyssey Seen Differently\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCharlayn von Solms | Filippo Carlà-Uhink | Martin Lindner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ History \/ Modern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the popular imagination, Homer as author of the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey,\u003c\/i\u003e epitomises poetic genius. So, when scholars proposed that the Homeric epics were not the unique creation of an individual author, but instead reflected a traditional compositional system developed by generations of singer-poets, swathes of assumptions about the poems and their 'author' were swept aside and called into question. Much had to be re-evaluated through a new lens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The creative process described by scholars for the Homeric epics shares many key attributes with the modern visual art-forms of collage and its less familiar variant: sculptural assemblage. \u003ci\u003eA Homeric Catalogue of Shapes \u003c\/i\u003edescribes a series of twelve sculptures that together function as an abstract portrait of Homer: not a depiction of him as an individual, but as a compositional system. The technique by which the artworks were produced reflects the poetic method that scholars termed oral-formulaic. In both of these creative processes the artwork is constructed from pre-existing elements: such as phrases, characters, and plot-lines in the epics; and objects, fragmented items, and borrowed forms in the sculptures. The artist\/author presents a largely unknown characterisation of Homeric poetics in a manner that emphasizes the extent and complexity of this Homer's artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCharlayn von Solms \u003c\/b\u003eis a sculptor in Cape Town, South Africa. She has lectured at the Michaelis School of Fine Art of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, the Department of Fine Art of the University of the Free State, South Africa, and the Department of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 May 2021\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\u003e9781350194571\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\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332945772684,"sku":"9781350194571","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_0032d438-e2ee-448a-afbe-63440ced8db7.jpg?v=1783607527","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350194571","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}