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Pompeii : Public and Private Life Paperback Paul. Zanker
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- Book Title
- Pompeii : Public and Private Life Paperback Paul. Zanker
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674689674
ISBN-13
9780674689671
eBay Product ID (ePID)
726854
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
286 Pages
Publication Name
Pompeii : Public and Private Life
Language
English
Subject
Archaeology, Ancient / General, Ancient / Rome, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Popular Culture, History / Ancient & Classical
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Architecture, Social Science, History
Series
Revealing Antiquity Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
98-024720
Reviews
This volume describes with guidebook accessibility history's most famous ghost town...In texts and photographs, the archeologist Paul Zanker describes the evolution of public and private tastes in Pompeii, where in their homes and garden spaces the common people copied the swells and the swells copied the Greeks, or rather their own sybaritic understanding of Greek styles and values. Zanker whets our curiosity to see firsthand the remnants of arcaded shopping streets, theaters, and gymnasiums, the villas with their fabled wall paintings and lush courtyards, the evidence of the prosperous, bustling, sometimes vulgar life of this ancient city, its vitality outlasting the moment of its death for which Pompeii is more mawkishly known., [ Pompeii explains] the historical, cultural and social circumstances behind [Pompeii's] development: why certain monuments where constructed where they were, who constructed them, and how their use fit in to the cultural aspirations of the period...This is a rich and thought-provoking book that will be of interest to the students of the public and private life not only of Pompeii but of Roman cities of the early Empire in general., Zanker has written what is destined to become a classic study. Quietly authoritative, Zanker's brief yet endlessly suggestive overview of Pompeii and its buildings puts architecture, as it ought to be, squarely in the context of the social and spiritual attitudes that produce it., This guide to the ruins of the Italian city of Pompeii is refreshingly straightforward and rife with insight. Zanker approaches Pompeii from a historical perspective, offering a plausible and interesting description of what life in Pompeii was probably like in A.D. 79. He also uses viewpoints deriving from the modern discipline of urban studies...Anyone interested in how cultures continue to reinvent the wheel (the residents of Pompeii also had a sewer system) will delight in this book and in the exceptionally smooth, jargon-free translation. While a generous number of drawings, photographs and plans provide valuable visual cues for armchair travelers, this volume can also serve as an excellent guide during a visit to Pompeii., In a painstaking analysis of Pompeii's development from country town to city, German scholar Zanker draws an intimate portrait of ancient urban life. Zanker closely analyzes the villas, paintings, gardens, and other spaces of Roman Pompeii to develop a vivid picture of private urban life, mostly devoted to esthetic and cultural pursuits but not without everyday cares, among the mostly well-to-do citizens of the city...A thoughtful and well-researched examination of everyday life in the ancient world., [Pompeii explains] the historical, cultural and social circumstances behind [Pompeii's] development: why certain monuments where constructed where they were, who constructed them, and how their use fit in to the cultural aspirations of the period...This is a rich and thought-provoking book that will be of interest to the students of the public and private life not only of Pompeii but of Roman cities of the early Empire in general., The fate of Pompeii, however tragic, affords a unique opportunity to study an urban society cut short by the events of A.D. 79. Here we can see the urban fabric as it had evolved over the centuries; there the tastes and lifestyles of an urban population...Paul Zanker's book is one attempt to go beyond the obvious bricks and mortar, to produce a larger picture, in line with the increasingly rich literature of the last twenty years...This is a fascinating little book which heralds much that is now at the heart of modern debate., When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., Pompeii had been an established city for more than 200 years. The amazing preservative effects of the lava and ash that spewed from the volcano captured more than a day in the life of Pompeians. It preserved an ancient civilization. Now, researchers are turning their attention from the city's art and architecture to the residences and meeting places within the city. These remains beautifully reveal the cultural history of this quite sophisticated place. Advances in understanding the culture of generations of people are documented here with many photos and illustrations of the remains., Paul Zanker has turned his sharp eye to Pompeii, focusing on the evolution of its townscape and domestic architecture as reflections of identity, both civic and civilian., This book is beautifully produced...[Understanding Pompeii is challenging because of the] ruinous state of the excavated city, dug too quickly, too long ago, and too poorly conserved ever since, [so] the success of this readable and intelligent account is all the more remarkable...Paul Zanker remains a terrific teacher of [Pompeii's] lessons, as well as an eloquent narrator of tales of the buried city.
Dewey Edition
21
Series Volume Number
11
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
937.7
Table Of Content
Preface Townscape and Domestic Taste Townscapes Domestic Taste and Cultural Self-Definition Urban Space as a Reflection of Society The Hellenistic City of the Oscans The Roman Colonists' City Townscape and Ideology in the Age of Augustus The City's Final Years The Domestic Arts in Pompeii The Origins of the Roman Villa Two Forms of Living Space A Miniature Villa in the Town A Courtyard with a Large Marble Fountain A Garden as Sanctuary A Parlor Overlooking Diana's Sacred Grove Gardens Filled with Sculptures Dining under the Stars Large Pictures for Small Dreams Domestic Taste and Cultural Identity Abbreviations Notes Illustration Credits Index
Synopsis
Paul Zanker, a noted authority on Roman art and architecture shows us the images that marked Pompeii's development from country town to Roman imperial city. At home or in public, at work or at ease, Pompeians and their world come alive in Zanker's masterly rendering., Pompeii's tragedy is our windfall: an ancient city fully preserved, its urban design and domestic styles speaking across the ages. This richly illustrated book conducts us through the captured wonders of Pompeii, evoking at every turn the life of the city as it was 2,000 years ago. When Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. its lava preserved not only the Pompeii of that time but a palimpsest of the city's history, visible traces of the different societies of Pompeii's past. Paul Zanker, a noted authority on Roman art and architecture, disentangles these tantalizing traces to show us the urban images that marked Pompeii's development from country town to Roman imperial city. Exploring Pompeii's public buildings, its streets and gathering places, we witness the impact of religious changes, the renovation of theaters and expansion of athletic facilities, and the influence of elite families on the city's appearance. Through these stages, Zanker adeptly conjures a sense of the political and social meanings in urban planning and public architecture. The private houses of Pompeii prove equally eloquent, their layout, decor, and architectural detail speaking volumes about the life, taste, and desires of their owners. At home or in public, at work or at ease, these Pompeians and their world come alive in Zanker's masterly rendering. A provocative and original reading of material culture, his work is an incomparable introduction to urban life in antiquity.
LC Classification Number
DG70.P7Z3613 1998
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