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Exposed
Caroline Vout
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Kunst
Beschreibung
WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC RUNCIMAN AWARD
A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
'A gloriously intimate tour of the body in antiquity' Gavin Francis
'Vout tackles a huge range of ideas and subjects with irrepressible energy ... full of arresting, sometimes startling ideas and facts that topple the Greeks and Romans from their lofty, pristine, snow-white pedestals' Guardian
'A triumph ... an extraordinary book that stopped me in my tracks' Peter Frankopan
The Greek and Roman body is often seen as flawless - cast from life in buff bronze and white marble, to sit upon a pedestal. But this, of course, is a lie.
Here, classicist Caroline Vout reaches beyond texts and galleries to expose Greek and Roman bodies for what they truly were: anxious, ailing, imperfect, diverse, and responsible for a legacy as lasting as their statues. Taking us on a gruesome, thrilling journey, she taps into the questions that those in the Greek and Roman worlds asked about their bodies - where do we come from? What makes us different from gods and animals? What happens to our bodies, and the forces that govern them, when we die? Vout also reveals the surprising actions people often took to transform their bodies - from sophisticated surgery and contraception to body oils, cosmetics and early gym memberships.
You've seen the paintings, read the philosophers and heard the myths - now here's the classical body in all its flesh and blood glory.
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An extraordinary book that stopped me in my tracks again and again. Filled with insights, surprises and asides that draw on a breath-taking array of sources from the distant past to the present day. A triumph from start to finish
A gloriously intimate tour of the body in antiquity, filled with unexpected digressions and surprising new perspectives. From Ovid to the Olympics, Sophocles to spiritual Viagra, Caroline Vout is a wonderful guide, wearing her erudition lightly and with a great sense of fun.
This new perspective on Rome and Greece is gruesome, unsettling and fascinating
Written with such depth and enthusiasm, <i>Exposed</i> has expanded my mind on the body in the Ancient World. An essential and hugely enjoyable read
Vout tackles a huge range of ideas and subjects with irrepressible energy ... full of arresting, sometimes startling ideas and facts that topple the Greeks and Romans from their lofty, pristine, snow-white pedestals
Vout sustains a fast-moving conversation with her readers. She uses an admirably wide range of texts, art and objects and shows that bodies came in many shapes, sizes and roles in antiquity too. <i>Exposed</i> helps us widen our minds when we turn to envisaging the ancient world
The illustrations are superb throughout ... packed with fascinating facts and original insights
Caroline Vout takes the Greek and Roman body apart with impressive scholarship and a sublime sense of humour. In <i>Exposed</i> she goes well beyond our cliché view of the classical human form and reveals in unflinching detail what it was really like for the Greeks and Romans to inhabit their mortal coils and by extension the world about them. Of course in doing so she unavoidably directs us to contemplate the same. So if you have a body you should definitely read this. Oh and did I mention it made me laugh out loud too?"
Spectacular ... highly stimulating ... it takes a book of ambitious scope like this to challenge preconceptions of what art actually is
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body building, Romans, classical art, Greeks, classics, beauty, the greeks a global history roderick beaton, Mary Beard, art history