The bridge over the abyss. Commentary on antiquity.. Volkova P.D.

“Commentary on antiquity” is the first book of Paola Volkova, written by her on the basis of her own course “Bridge over the abyss.”

the image of the bridge, according to Paola Dmitrievna herself, was not chosen - the author in detail was chosen in detail He introduces the reader to the masterpieces of world culture, as if transferring a bridge from one era to another, connecting the arts of different times and peoples. A brilliant teacher and narrator, with her books, lectures and just conversations, P. Volkova instilled a sense of beauty to students and listeners, trying to arouse interest in the beautiful in them.

The real book invites us to travel through the centuries. On its pages there are new connections between remote forms that do not lie on the surface: from Stonehenge to the Globe Theater, from Crete to Spanish Corrida, from the European Mediterranean to the conceptualism of the twentieth century.