WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC RUNICMAN AWARD
A SUNDAY TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR
'Essential and hugely enjoyable' Katy Hessel
'A triumph ... an extraordinary book that stopped me in my tracks' Peter Frankopan
Cast in buff bronze and carved in white marble, it's easy to see the Greek and Roman body as flawless. But this is a lie.
Reaching beyond the galleries and behind the myths, classicist Caroline Vout exposes Greek and Roman bodies for what they truly were: anxious, ailing, imperfect and diverse - and responsible for a legacy as lasting as their statutes. Beautifully illustrated, and delving into questions of life, death, morality and personhood, Exposed reveals the classical body in all its flesh-and-blood glory.
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Exposed
The Greek and Roman Body - Shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic Runciman Award
- 432 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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Topic
ArtSubtopic
History of Ancient ArtTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue: Naked, not nude
- 1. Human being
- 2. Body and soul
- 3. Sex and society
- 4. Bodybuilding
- 5. Beauty in ugliness
- 6. Medics and miracle workers
- 7. The body politic
- 8. Sleep and death
- 9. Resurrection
- Epilogue: Bodies familiar and unfamiliar
- Further reading
- List of Illustrations
- Index
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