Faces of Power: Alexander's Image and Hellenistic Politics by Stewart, Andrew - 1994

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Royal 8vo, 10 x 7.25 inches, cloth in dust jacket, near fine, just a touch of wear. 508 pp, illustrated, including about 40 halftone plates at rear.

University of California Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0520068513 . Light edgewear and faint creasing to DJ. ; Hellenistic Culture and Society; 545 pages; Alexander the Great changed the face of the ancient world. During his life and after his death, his image in works of art exerted an unprecedented influence on marbles, bronzes, ivories, frescoes, mosaics, coins, medals, even painted pottery and relief ware. Alexander's physiognomy became the most famous in history. But can we really know what meaning lies behind these images? Andrew Stewart demonstrates that these portraits wildly divergent in character, quality, type, provenance, date, and purpose actually transmit not so much a likeness of Alexander as a set of carefully crafted cliches that mobilize the notion "Alexander" for diverse ends and diverse audiences. Stewart discusses the portraits as studies in power and his original interpretation of them gives unprecedented fullness and shape… Read More

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. First. Hardcover . Used - very good/Very good. lg 8vo; <b>First Edition With '1' In Number Line</b>.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ of California Pr, 1993. Hardcover. New. 507 pages. 10.50x7.50x1.50 inches.

University of California Press, 1994-01-24. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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