Description: Gesture in Naples and Gesture in Classical Antiquity by Andrea de Jorio, Adam Kendon Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Treating gesture as a culturally established communicative code, analogous to language, this text sets out to describe, with reference to an explicitly defined cultural group, the gestural expressions of ordinary people as these are used in everyday life. Publisher Description Andrea de Jorios La mimica degli antichi investigata nel gestire napoletano (Gestural Expression of the Ancients in the light of Neapolitan gesturing), was first published in Naples in 1832. It soon became famous for its descriptions and depictions of Neapolitan gestures, but it is only with the recent expansion of scholarly interest in gesture that its true importance has come to be recognised. It is the first book ever written which presents what is, in effect, an ethnographic study of gesture. Treating gesture as a culturally established communicative code, analogous to language, the book sets out to describe, with reference to an explicitly defined cultural group, the gestural expressions of ordinary people as these are used in everyday life. It also deals with numerous issues important for any semiotics of gesture, such as the question of the relationship between physical form and meaning, the problem of how to present a description of the gestural repertoire of a community in a consistent manner, the importance of context for the interpretation of gesture, how gestures may be combined, how they develop as metaphorical expressions, among many others.Andrea de Jorio (1769-1851) was a cleric and a Canon of the Cathedral of Naples, but he was also an archaeologist and a curator at the Royal Borbonic Museum (today the National Archaeological Museum) in that city. He was an expert on Greek vases and intimately involved in all aspects of archaeology then developing in relation to the excavations at Herculaneum, Pompeii, Pozzuoli, Cuma and other sites within the district of Naples. He believed that the ordinary people of Naples had preserved in their culture the traditions of the ancient Greek founders of the city. For this reason he supposed that an understanding of contemporary gestural expression would be useful in interpreting the gestures and bodily postures depicted in the frescoes, mosaics, sculptures, and painted vases of Greco-Roman antiquity that had come to light from the excavations near Naples and elsewhere. Thus he was led to describe the gesturing of contemporary Neapolitans as fully as possible. Adam Kendon has added annotations to his translation so that the book is fully accessible to the modern reader.He has also written a long essay which provides an account of de Jorios life and work and shows how his book is related to the cultural and intellectual climate of the Naples of his day. It gives a detailed analysis of de Jorios views on gesture, and it also discusses gesture use in relation to the culture and ecology of daily life in Naples at that time. There are three detailed bibliographical appendices. Author Biography Adam Kendon is well known for his work on gesture and the organization of communication conduct in face-to-face interaction. He is the author of Sign Languages of Aboriginal Australia (1988), Conducting Interaction (1990), and numerous articles on gesture. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, and the Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici. He has been a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Details ISBN 0253215064 ISBN-13 9780253215062 Title Gesture in Naples and Gesture in Classical Antiquity Author Andrea de Jorio, Adam Kendon Format Paperback Year 2001 Pages 632 Edition annotated edition Publisher Indiana University Press GE_Item_ID:21395696; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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ISBN-13: 9780253215062
Book Title: Gesture in Naples and Gesture in Classical Antiquity
Number of Pages: 632 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Gesture in Naples and Gesture in Classical Antiquity : A Translation of Andrea de Jorio's la Mimica Degli Antichi Investigata Nel Gestire Napoletano
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Item Height: 1.4 in
Publication Year: 2001
Subject: Archaeology, Italian, Body Language & Nonverbal Communication, General, Semiotics & Theory
Features: Annotated Edition
Type: Language Course
Item Weight: 35.3 Oz
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Foreign Language Study, Social Science, Psychology
Item Length: 10.3 in
Author: Adam Kendon, Andrea De Jorio
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Advances in Semiotics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
