1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454745503321

Titolo

Ancient muses [[electronic resource] ] : archaeology and the arts / / edited by John H. Jameson, Jr., John E. Ehrenhard, and Christine A. Finn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2003

ISBN

0-8173-8286-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JamesonJohn H

EhrenhardJohn E

FinnChristine <1959->

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology - Methodology

Archaeology - Social aspects

Archaeology - Philosophy

Archaeology and art

Arts and society

Public art

Public history

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Plates; Introduction: Archaeology as Inspiration-Invoking the Ancient Muses; Why We Were Drawn to This Topic; 1. More Than Just "Telling the Story": Interpretive Narrative Archaeology; 2. The Archaeologist as Playwright; 3. Archaeology Goes to the Opera; 4. Archaeology in Two Dimensions: The Artist's Perspective; 5. Art and Imagery as Tools for Public Interpretation and Education in Archaeology; 6. Archaeology as a Compelling Story: The Art of Writing Popular Histories; 7. Poetry and Archaeology: The Transformative Process

8. Reflections on the Design of a Public Art Sculpture for the Westin Hotel, Palo Alto, California9. Pompeii: A Site for All Seasons; 10. Evoking Time and Place in Reconstruction and Display: The Case of Celtic Identity and Iron Age Art; 11. Art and Archaeology: Conflict and Interpretation in a Museum Setting; 12. The Archaeology of Music and



Performance in the Prehistoric American Southwest; 13. Archaeology's Influence on Contemporary Native American Art: Perspectives from a Monster; 14. From Rock Art to Digital Image: Archaeology and Art in Aboriginal Australia

15. Archaeology in Science Fiction and Mysteries16. RKLOG: Archaeologists as Fiction Writers; 17. Capturing the Wanderer: Nomads and Archaeology in the Filming of The English Patient; 18. Is Archaeology Fiction? Some Thoughts about Experimental Ways of Communicating Archaeological Processes to the "External World"; 19. Crafting Cosmos, Telling Sister Stories, and Exploring Archaeological Knowledge Graphically in Hypertext Environments; References Cited; Contributor Affiliations and Contact Information; About the Editors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Known widely in Europe as ""interpretive narrative archaeology,"" the practice of using creative methods to interpret and present current knowledge of the past is gaining popularity in North America. This book is the first compilation of international case studies of the various artistic methods used in this new form of education-one that makes archaeology ""come alive"" for the nonprofessional. Plays, opera, visual art, stories, poetry, performance dance, music, sculpture, digital imagery-all can effectively communicate archaeological processes and cultural values to public audience



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454183603321

Autore

Brooks Nicholas

Titolo

Anglo-Saxon myths : state and church, 400-1066 / / Nicholas Brooks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Rio Grande, Ohio : , : Hambledon Press, , 2000

ISBN

1-4725-9843-1

1-282-02466-3

9786612024665

0-8264-5792-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (327 p.)

Disciplina

942.01

Soggetti

Church and state - Great Britain - History - To 1500

Electronic books.

Great Britain Church history 449-1066

Great Britain Politics and government 449-1066

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 History and Myth, Forgery and Truth; 2 Introduction to 'The Making of England'; 3 The Creation and Early Structure of the Kingdom of Kent; 4 The Formation of the Mercian Kingdom; 5 The English Origin Myth; 6 The Ecclesiastical Topography of Early Medieval Canterbury; 7 The Cathedral Community at Canterbury, 597-1070; 8 The Career of St Dunstan; 9 Anglo-Saxon charters: A Review of Work 1953-73; 10 A New Charter of King Edgar; 11 The Micheldever Forgery; 12 Romney Marsh in the Early Middle Ages; Index of Charters; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"In this collection of essays Nicholas Brooks explores some of the earliest and most problematic sources, both written and archaeological, for early English history. In his hands, the structure and functions of Anglo-Saxon origin stories and charters (whether authentic or forged) illuminate English political and social structures, as well as ecclesiastical, urban and rural landscapes. Together with already published essays, this work includes an account of the developments in the study of Anglo-Saxon charters over the last 20 years."--Bloomsbury Publishing.