Hollow Men by Susan Gaylard

Fordham University Press
Hollow Men by Susan Gaylard
Product Specifications
  • Title: Hollow Men by Susan Gaylard
  • Author: Susan Gaylard
  • Publisher: Fordham University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • History of art art & design styles
  • No. of pages: 372
  • Dimensions (approx. mm): 229 x 152

Product Description

Analyzes texts and art objects from the 15th to the late 16th centuries to show that Renaissance theories of emulating classical heroes generated a deep skepticism about representation as these theories forced men to construct a public image that seemed fixed but could adapt to changing circumstances.