Sight and the Ancient Senses (The Senses in Antiquity), Squire 9781844658657..

Taylor & Francis

Sight and the Ancient SensesAuthor(s): Michael Squire\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Acumen Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781844658657, 978-1844658657\nSynopsis\nIt is to Greek critical thinking about seeing that we owe our conceptual framework for theorizing the senses, and it is also to such thinking that we owe the lasting legacy of Greco-Roman imagery. Sight and the Ancient Senses is the first thorough introduction to the conceptualization of sight in the history, visual culture, literature and philosophy of classical antiquity. Examining how the Greeks and Romans interpreted what they saw, the collection also considers sight in relation to the other senses. \n\nThis volume brings together a number of interdisciplinary perspectives to deliver a broad and balanced coverage of this subject. Contributors explore the cultural, social and intellectual backdrops that gave rise to ancient theories of seeing, from Archaic Greece through to th.