Reviewing the Past : The Presence of Ruins (9781786607614)

Though constantly in decay, ruins continue to fascinate the observer. Their still-standing survival is a loud affirmation of their presence, in which we can admire the struggle against the power of Nature aesthetically manifested during the decay.

This volume takes a thematic approach to examining the aesthetics of ruins. It looks at the general aspects of architectural decay and its classical forms of admiration and then turns towards ruins from both classical and contemporary periods, from both Western and non-Western areas, and with examples from "high art" as well as popular culture. Combining the methodologies of art history, aesthetics and cultural history, this book opens up new ways of looking at the phenomenon of ruins.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 274 pages
• Dimensions 151 x 223 x 15mm | 376g
• Publication date 31 Mar 2020
• Publisher ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
• Publication City/Country Lanham, MD, United States
• Language English
• Illustrations note 20 Halftones, black and white
• ISBN10 1786607611
• ISBN13 9781786607614
• Bestsellers rank 2,510,288

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