304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book focuses on Aby Warburg (1866-1929), one of the legendary figures of twentieth century cultural history. His collection, which is now housed in the Warburg Institute of the University of London bears witness to his idiosyncratic approach to a psychology of symbolism, and explores the Nachleben of classical antiquity in its manifold cultural legacy. This collection of essays offers the... Read more
1. The Entry of the Idealizing Classical Style in the Painting of the Early Renaissance 2. Warburg Centenary Lecture 3. Aby Warburg and A.F. Rio 4. Aby Warburg and the Cultural Historian Karl Lamprecht 5. Making a Reception for Warburg: Fritz Saxl and Warburg's Book Heidnischantike Weissagung in Wort und Bild zu Luthers Zeiten 6. Mimesis and Allegory: On Aby Warburg and Walter Benjamin 7. Urania redux: A View of Aby Warburg's Writings on Astrology and Art 8. Serious Issues: The Last Plates of Warburg's Picture Atlas Mnemosyne 9. Aby Warburg and the Florentine Intermedi of 1859: Extending the Boundaries of Art History 10. Warburg's Method
Biography
Richard Woodfield
