Orient Oder Rom?: History and Reception of a Historiographical Myth (1901-1970)

by Robin Cormack, Elif Kok, Zuzana Frantová, et al.

Today, the question of the origins of Christian aesthetics is no longer a topical issue in medieval art history, although a persuasive answer has never been formulated. One of the reasons for this oblivion deals with the looming figure of Josef Strzygowski, who published his pivotal volume Orient oder Rom in 1901, now discredited for its racial and proto-Nazi ideas. However, the debate does not concern Strzygowski alone: the prodromes of this critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8833131041
• ISBN13: 9788833131047
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Viella Editrice
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.