Lloyd The Art of Orality

Cultural Aesthetics in the Absence of Writing
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-85431-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 237 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

considers how the presence or absence of writing can influence a culture’s distinctive styles of visual art, proposing that many of the most profound developments in the art world are directly correlative with a cultural transition from orality to literacy (that is, from a culture which has a spoken form of language, to one which has both a spoken and written form). The study contemplates how the ‘psychodynamics’ of orality might radically affect artistic expression, resulting in a range of visual traits which in many ways reflect the unique modes of speech within primary oral societies. Looking to the art of a diverse range of cultures and time periods – including Archaic Greek art, medieval art, African tribal art, child art, Outsider art and Modern art – considers what new insights can be gleaned by bringing these styles into dialogue with orality and literacy studies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lloyd, Declan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction: Unifying Orality, Literacy and Art.- Chapter 2: ‘The Great Awakening’: The Greek Revolution in Art and Orality.- Chapter 3: ‘A Curious Mixture’: Medieval Art and the Question of Orality.- Chapter 4: ‘The Style Most Perfect’: Tribal Art and Orality.- Chapter 5: ‘An Enviable Freedom’: Child Art and Orality.- Chapter 6: ‘A Pure and Elementary State’: Outsider Art and Orality.- Chapter 7: ‘The Kingdom Where Each of Us Reigns’: Julian Jaynes, Art and Orality.- Chapter 8: ‘Primordially Eternal’: Modern Art and Orality.- Chapter 9: Conclusion: The Future of Art and Orality.

Über Autor(innen)

Declan Lloyd has taught across a range of subjects at Lancaster University, UK, including within the art, history and literature departments. Other published works include (2022), (2024. Editor, with Warren Mortimer) and (2026. Editor, with Emil Tangham Hazelhurst). He has also written for and .