ISBN:
9781350169753
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1350169757
Language:
Undetermined
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
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illustrations
Edition:
Also issued in print: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021
Series Statement:
IMAGINES - Classical Receptions in the Visual and Performing Arts
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
612.8/6
Keywords:
Civilization, Ancient, in art
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Odors History
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Perception
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Senses and sensation in art
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Senses and sensation Social aspects
;
Smell History
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Social & cultural history
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
1. Introduction Adeline Grand-Cl ment, University of Toulouse 2 and the Institut Universitaire de France, France and Charlotte Ribeyrol, Sorbonne University and the Institut Universitaire de France, France I What Smell is the Sacred? The Sensoriality of Antique Rituals -- 2. Unguent from a carven jar : Odour and Perfume in Arthur Machen s The Hill of Dreams (1907) Catherine Maxwell, Queen Mary University of London, UK -- 3. Incense and Perfumes for Isis: Sensorial Reconstruction of the Pompeian Ritual of Isis in the Visual Arts Anna Gu don, University of Toulouse 2, France II Exotic Scents: Sensing Otherness -- 4. Sensual Otherness: Ancient Baths in Nineteenth-Century Art Giacomo Savani, University of Leicester, UK -- 5. Evoking Empathy on Screen: Smell in the 21st-Century Reception of Antiquity Kim Berdeen, Leiden University, The Netherlands III Gendered Smells and Bodies -- 6. The Smell of Marble: Warmth and Sensuality of the Twenty-First Century Classical Bodies Fabien Bi vre-Perrin, University Lumi re-Lyon, France and Tiphaine Annabelle Besnard, University of Aix-Marseille, France -- 7. Vaginal Fumigation for the Goop Generation: Scent Therapy in Antiquity and the Holistic Health Movement Margaret Day Elsner, University of the South in Sewanee, USA IV Preserving and Recreating Historic Perfumes -- 8. Preserving Historic Smells as Olfactory Heritage: A Review of Smell Archives and Characterisation of the Royal Perfume of Parthian Kings Cecilia Bembibre, Institute for Sustainable Heritage at University College London, UK and Luciano Vera, Olfasense GmbH, Germany -- 9. The Persistence of an Ancient Perfume: The Rose of Paestum Giulia Corrente, University of Rome, Italy -- 10. The Fragrance of Ancient Kyphi: An Experimental Workshop Amandine Declercq, University of Toulouse 2, France V Re-Enacting the Fragrance(s) of the Past -- 11. 'Balsama et crocum per gradus theatri fluere iussit' (Vita Hadr. 19,5): The Contemporary Reception of Smells and Senses in the Roman Theatre Raffaella Viccei, Catholic University of Milan, Italy -- 12. Incense on the Grass: A Strongly 'Perfumed' Libation Bearers (1999) Martina Treu, IULM University of Milan, Italy -- 13. Untarnished Experiences? Re-Enactors and their Appraisal of Smell as Gateway into the Ancient World Martin Linder, University of G ttingen, Germany -- 14. 'Scratch and Sniff : Recovering and Rediscovering Roman Aromas Mark Bradley, University of Nottingham, UK -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
"This volume tackles the role of smell, under-explored in relation to the other senses, in the modern rejection, reappraisal and idealisation of antiquity. Among the senses olfaction in particular has often been overlooked in classical reception studies due to its evanescent nature, which makes this sense difficult to apprehend in its past instantiations. And yet, the smells associated with a given figure or social group convey a rich imagery which in turn connotes specific values: perfumes, scents and foul odours both reflect and mould the ways in which a society thinks or acts. Smells also help to distinguish between male and female, citizens and strangers, and play an important role during rituals. The Smells and Senses of Antiquity in the Modern Imagination focuses on the representation of ancient smells "both enticing and repugnant" in the visual and performative arts from the late 18th century up to the 21st century. The individual contributions explore painting, sculpture, literature and film, but also museum exhibitions, advertising, television series and graphic novels, which have all played a part in reshaping modern audiences' perceptions and experiences of the antique."--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also issued in print: Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
DOI:
10.5040/9781350169753
