Much Maligned Monsters
History of European Reactions to Indian Art
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP India
- Date of Publication 3 October 2013
- ISBN 9780198089711
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages456 pages
- Size 246x164x33 mm
- Weight 794 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 123 b/w photo + 2 maps 0
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Short description:
A revised and updated edition of a classic work originally published by the Clarendon Press in 1977, in this fascinating study Partha Mitter traces the history of European reactions to Indian art, from the earliest encounters of explorers with the exotic East to the more sophisticated but still incomplete appreciations of the early twentieth century.
MoreLong description:
Originally published by the Clarendon Press in 1977, Much Maligned Monsters, one of the first comprehensive work dealing with the Western response to Indian art, is considered a classic on the subject. In this fascinating study interspersed with more than 120 visuals, eminent historian Partha Mitter traces the history of European reactions to Indian art, from the earliest encounters of explorers with the Exotic East to the more sophisticated but still incomplete appreciations of the early-twentieth century. This revised and updated edition includes an Introduction that reflects upon the profound changes in Western interpretations of non-Western societies over the past 35 years since the book was first published in 1977.
MoreTable of Contents:
Preface to the 1992 Edition
Preface
Introduction
Abbreviations
1. Indian Art in Travellers' Tales
2. Eighteenth Century Antiquarians and Erotic Gods
3. Orientalists, Picturesque Travellers, and Archaeologists
4. Historical and Philosophical Interactions of Indian Art
5. The Victorian Interlude
6. Towards the Twentieth Century: A Reassessment of Present Attitudes
Notes
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Bibliography
Index
