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by Mary Beard · Editorial Crítica · tapa dura · 456 pages
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¿Cómo se representa el poder a través del arte? Mary Beard, una de las clasicistas más prestigiosas, explora cómo los retratos de figuras poderosas en el mundo occidental han sido influenciados por la imagen de los emperadores romanos durante más de dos milenios. Desde Julio César hasta Domiciano, el poder se ha representado imitando el arte clásico, mientras que los líderes en desgracia a menudo se caricaturizan como Nerones. Este libro ricamente ilustrado ofrece un recorrido por la historia del arte y la cultura, presentando obras de artistas desde Mantegna hasta la actualidad, así como de tejedores, ebanistas y ceramistas. Más que una simple repetición de imágenes imperiales, 'Doce césares' es una historia de identidades cambiantes, identificaciones erróneas y representaciones ambivalentes de la autoridad.
Mary Ritter Beard was an American historian, author, women's suffrage activist, and women's history archivist who was also a lifelong advocate of social justice. As a Progressive Era reformer, Beard was active in both the labor and women's rights movements. She also authored several books on women's role in history including On Understanding Women (1931), America Through Women's Eyes, and Woman as Force in History: A Study in Traditions and Realities (1946), her major work. In addition, she collaborated with her husband, historian Charles Austin Beard, as coauthor of seven textbooks, most notably The Rise of American Civilization (1927), two volumes, and America in Midpassage: A Study of the Idea of Civilization (1939) and The American Spirit (1942), the third and fourth volume of The Rise of American Civilization series. A standalone book, Basic History of the United States, was their best-selling work.
