Book DescriptionThe purpose of this book is to reveal the antique pedigree of a now commonplace term, "Inspiration," an essential creation-myth now propelling notions of "self-expression" in modern art-making. Knowledge of the ancient sources of such supposedly "modernist" fixations will make a significant contribution to historical-cultural thinking, particularly by showing in detail the facts of an unrecognized evolutionary continuity. In order to personify "Inspiration," this study initially focuses upon Michelangelo"s Bacchus of 1496, so revealing now-forgotten meanings once typically to be attached in a generic way to any "Bacchus." Then it demonstrates how these "Dionysiac" concepts arose in ancient Greece. Later developments--particularly from theMiddle Ages through the Renaissance--are traced here for the first time. Due to further modifications by Friedrich Nietzsche, Dionysiac "expressionism" eventually became a staple of modern art theory and practice.
Readership: All those readers interested in aesthetics, and in the intrinsic meanings and origins of modern culture, especially its literary theory and art history. This study also makes an essential contribution to our understanding of classical, medieval and Renaissance culture. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Inspiration: Bacchus and the Cultural History of a Creation Myth (Philosophy of History and Culture) (Philosophy of History and Culture) (John F. Moffitt)