The Allure of the Ancient : Receptions of the Ancient Middle East, ca. 1600-1800 /
The Allure of the Ancient : Receptions of the Ancient Middle East, ca. 1600-1800 /
Receptions of the Ancient Middle East, ca. 1600-1800
edited by Margaret Geoga, John Steele.
- 1 online resource.
- Intersections ; 80 .
- Intersections ; 80. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Allure of the Ancient investigates how the ancient Middle East was imagined and appropriated for artistic, scholarly, and political purposes in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bringing together scholars of the ancient and early modern worlds, the volume approaches reception history from an interdisciplinary perspective, asking how early modern artists and scholars interpreted ancient Middle Eastern civilizations-such as Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia-and how their interpretations were shaped by early modern contexts and concerns. The volume's chapters cross disciplinary boundaries in their explorations of art, philosophy, science, and literature, as well as geographical boundaries, spanning from Europe to the Caribbean to Latin America. Contributors include Elisa Boeri, Mark Darlow, Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby, Florian Ebeling, Margaret Geoga, Diane Greco Josefowicz, Andrea L. Middleton, Julia Prest, Felipe Rojas Silva, Maryam Sanjabi, Michael Seymour, John Steele, and Daniel Stolzenberg.
9789004426245 9789004129320
10.1163/9789004426245 DOI
2021053364
Civilization-- Middle Eastern influences.
Civilization.
East and West.
Middle Easterners--Public opinion.
Europe--Civilization--Middle Eastern influences.
Europe--Civilization--17th century.
Europe--Civilization--18th century.
Europe--Intellectual life--17th century.
Europe--Intellectual life--18th century.
Middle East--In literature.
CB411
940.2/53
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Allure of the Ancient investigates how the ancient Middle East was imagined and appropriated for artistic, scholarly, and political purposes in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Bringing together scholars of the ancient and early modern worlds, the volume approaches reception history from an interdisciplinary perspective, asking how early modern artists and scholars interpreted ancient Middle Eastern civilizations-such as Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia-and how their interpretations were shaped by early modern contexts and concerns. The volume's chapters cross disciplinary boundaries in their explorations of art, philosophy, science, and literature, as well as geographical boundaries, spanning from Europe to the Caribbean to Latin America. Contributors include Elisa Boeri, Mark Darlow, Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby, Florian Ebeling, Margaret Geoga, Diane Greco Josefowicz, Andrea L. Middleton, Julia Prest, Felipe Rojas Silva, Maryam Sanjabi, Michael Seymour, John Steele, and Daniel Stolzenberg.
9789004426245 9789004129320
10.1163/9789004426245 DOI
2021053364
Civilization-- Middle Eastern influences.
Civilization.
East and West.
Middle Easterners--Public opinion.
Europe--Civilization--Middle Eastern influences.
Europe--Civilization--17th century.
Europe--Civilization--18th century.
Europe--Intellectual life--17th century.
Europe--Intellectual life--18th century.
Middle East--In literature.
CB411
940.2/53