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04826aam a2200541 i 4500 001 238CFD82F47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230517010023 008 210930s2022 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021047847 020 $a 1009018795 020 $a 9781009018791 020 $a 1316510913 020 $a 9781316510919 035 $a (OCoLC)1282598302 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d ERASA $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a ff----- $a aw----- $a ff----- 050 00 $a NB1810 $b .A45 2022 082 00 $a 733/.5 $2 23/eng/20211213 100 1 $a Allen, Mont, $e author. 245 14 $a The death of myth on Roman sarcophagi : $b allegory and visual narrative in the Late Empire / $c Mont Allen, [Associate Professor of Classics and Art History, Department of Languages and Cultures, 1000 Faner Drive, MC 4521, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, (618) 619-0961, montallen@siu.edu]. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xiii, 278 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 26 cm. 490 1 $a Greek culture in the Roman world 520 $a "A strange thing happens to Roman sarcophagi in the middle of the third century: their mythic imagery vanishes. These beautifully carved coffins had featured bold mythological scenes since the very beginning of their mainstream production early in the second century AD, when burial had replaced cremation as the favored means for disposing of the dead. Evocative testament to Rome's ongoing love affair with classical Greek culture, they derived emotional force from their resonance with an artistic tradition centuries old while providing catharsis and consolation to those still living. How then to make sense of this imagery's own death on later sarcophagi, as mythological narratives were truncated, gods and heroes were excised, and genres featuring no mythic content whatsoever - such as the late third century's endless procession of sarcophagi featuring bucolic shepherds and studious philosophers - came to the fore? What could such a profound tectonic shift in the Roman funerary imagination mean? - for our understanding of Roman history and culture, for the development of its arts, for the passage from the High to the Late Empire and the coming of Christianity, but above all, for the individual Roman women and men who chose this imagery as the lens through which they wanted to be remembered, and who took it with them to the grave? A concrete example or two will help to throw the matter into relief. Sometime around 230 or 240 AD, a married (we assume) couple, anticipating their eventual demise, commissioned a pair of lavish sarcophagi to receive their remains. Now, ordering a pair of them - one for each corpse - was indeed unusual. It was far more common for a couple to purchase a single sarcophagus for their joint use. But in this case, our couple clearly had money to spare, and so opted for separate coffins - coffins which, nonetheless, they commissioned to serve as pendants to each other, with dimensions that were almost identical, and carved with scenes that complemented each other, representing female and male variations on a theme"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 650 0 $a Sarcophagi, Roman $x Themes, motives. 650 0 $a Sarcophagi, Early Christian $x Themes, motives. 650 0 $a Relief (Sculpture) $z Rome $x Themes, motives. 650 0 $a Mythology, Classical, in art. 650 0 $a Art and society $z Rome. 650 6 $a Sarcophages romains $0 (CaQQLa)201-0375196 $x Themes, motifs. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0375196 650 6 $a Sarcophages paleochretiens $0 (CaQQLa)201-0375196 $x Themes, motifs. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0375196 650 6 $a Relief (Sculpture) $0 (CaQQLa)201-0375196 $z Rome $0 (CaQQLa)201-0421874 $x Themes, motifs. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0375196 650 6 $a Mythologie ancienne dans l'art. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0071675 650 6 $a Art et societe $0 (CaQQLa)201-0421874 $z Rome. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0421874 650 7 $a Art and society. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00815432 650 7 $a Mythology, Classical, in art. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01031768 650 7 $a Relief (Sculpture) $x Themes, motives. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01093683 650 7 $a Sarcophagi, Early Christian $x Themes, motives. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01105487 650 7 $a Sarcophagi, Roman $x Themes, motives. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01105498 651 7 $a Rome (Empire) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204885 776 08 $i Online version: $a Allen, Mont. $t Death of myth on Roman sarcophagi $d [New York] : Cambridge University Press, [2022] $z 9781009039031 $w (DLC) 2021047848 830 0 $a Greek culture in the Roman world. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117033317.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=238CFD82F47811EDA3FB15433FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search