Description: Reset in Stone : Memory and Reuse in Ancient Athens, Hardcover by Rous, Sarah A., ISBN 0299322807, ISBN-13 9780299322809, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This book examines the various ways ancient Athenians purposefully reused stone artifacts, objects, and buildings in order to shape their own and their descendants' collective ideas about their community's past and its bearing on the present and future. Th introduces the concept of "upcycling" to refer to this intentionally meaningful reuse, where evidence is preserved of an intentionality behind the decision to re-employ a particular object in a particular new context, often with implications for the shared memory of a group. Utilizing archaeological, literary, and epigraphic evidence, this investigation connects seemingly disparate cases of upcycling over eight centuries of Athenian history, treating the city as a continuously evolving cultural community. In establishin g upcycling as a distinct phenomenon of intentionally meaningful reuse, this study offers a process- and agency-focused alternative to the traditional discourses on spolia and reuse, while also making a substantial contribution tothe growing field of memory studies by identifying a crucial component within the overall "work of memory" within a community. Through an original interdisciplinary approach, th illuminates a vital practice through which Athenians shaped social memory in the physical realm, literally building their history into their city.
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Book Title: Reset in Stone : Memory and Reuse in Ancient Athens
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Reset in Stone : Memory and Reuse in Ancient Athens
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Subject: Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), History / Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 2019
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 40.1 Oz
Subject Area: Art, Architecture, History
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Sarah A. Rous
Item Width: 8 in
Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics Ser.
Format: Hardcover
