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A Hero’s Many FacesThe Monuments’ Protagonist

A Hero’s Many Faces: The Monuments’ Protagonist [A personal monument is a monument to a real person. To meaningfully analyze that monument, the critic must know that person’s history. But a monument is not a work of history. Personal monuments do not aim to function as documents about historical persons. Though a monument originates from a historical figure, it is not meant to cover all aspects of the person. Instead, it aims to communicate messages and feelings about an individual known and idealized by posterity for a certain deed. Though it may not convey any new information about the historical person, a monument does reveal how the person was perceived at the time the monument was created. Consequently, the knowledge of historical facts about the historical person is not enough by itself to interpret a personal monument. As important as the knowledge of art history is, knowledge of the myth as established over the years is necessary to truly comprehend the artworks.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Hero’s Many FacesThe Monuments’ Protagonist

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A Hero’s Many Faces — Nov 12, 2015

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009
ISBN
978-1-349-30796-8
Pages
31 –33
DOI
10.1057/9780230236998_2
Publisher site
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Abstract

[A personal monument is a monument to a real person. To meaningfully analyze that monument, the critic must know that person’s history. But a monument is not a work of history. Personal monuments do not aim to function as documents about historical persons. Though a monument originates from a historical figure, it is not meant to cover all aspects of the person. Instead, it aims to communicate messages and feelings about an individual known and idealized by posterity for a certain deed. Though it may not convey any new information about the historical person, a monument does reveal how the person was perceived at the time the monument was created. Consequently, the knowledge of historical facts about the historical person is not enough by itself to interpret a personal monument. As important as the knowledge of art history is, knowledge of the myth as established over the years is necessary to truly comprehend the artworks.]

Published: Nov 12, 2015

Keywords: Historical Person; Historical Fact; Academic Study; Real Person; Historical Figure

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