The Moral Mirror of Roman Art

This interdisciplinary study explores the meanings of mirrors and reflections in Roman art and society. When used as metaphors in Roman visual and literary discourses, mirrors had a strongly moral force, reflecting not random reality but rather a carefully filtered imagery with a didactic message. Focusing on examples found in mythical narrative, religious devotion, social interaction and gender relations, Rabun Taylor demonstrates that reflections served as powerful symbols of personal change. Thus, in both art and literature, a reflection may be present during moments of a protagonist's inner or outer transformation.
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An aparitie	2014
Autor	Rabun Taylor
Dimensiuni	17.7 x 1.4 x 25.3 cm
Editura	Cambridge University Press
Format	Paperback
ISBN	9781107689435
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	285