The Mask of Socrates: The Image of the Intellectual in Antiquity Volume 59

by Paul Zanker

Book Overview

This richly illustrated work provides a new and deeper perspective on the interaction of visual representation and classical culture from the fifth century B.C. to the fourth century A.D. Drawing on a variety of source materials, including Greco-Roman literature, historiography, and philosophy, coupled with artistic renderings, Paul Zanker forges the first comprehensive history of the visual representation of Greek and Roman intellectuals. He takes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520301951
• ISBN13: 9780520301955
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"