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Art/Literary - Philosophy | | Italian term or phrase: retorica monumentale | Context: catologue for an art exhibition based on the concept of time.
Era una fatica riduttiva inevitabile se l’unico sistema di integrazione tra storia, scultura e sito era stato, sino ad allora, incarnato dalla retorica monumentale che presupponeva un eroismo dell’io privato, del gruppo collettivo, etc |
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| | English translation:rhetoric of monuments | Explanation:
I think this, rather than "monumental" ; note the context: sculpture, history, and a heroism of the private self. In other words, the language of monuments, or the public space as a medium of often-symbolic communication. |
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 Jim Tucker
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14 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 monumental/imposing/grand rhetoric
Explanation:
I think any of the above would apply.
Libro Di Consultazione: Rizzoli Grande Larousse, Italiano/Inglese
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Note added at 15 mins (2009-08-14 02:05:59 GMT)
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But I actually prefer "imposing."
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 monumental rhetoric
Explanation:
While this answer is similar to Femme's my explanation and interpretation is totally different. "monumental art" is art on a very large or massive (colossal) scale like that of monuments such as Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square in London. The reference is to the use of this art in a rhetorical fashion as part of an artistic language.
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6 hrs confidence:  peer agreement (net): +3 rhetoric of monuments
Explanation:
I think this, rather than "monumental" ; note the context: sculpture, history, and a heroism of the private self. In other words, the language of monuments, or the public space as a medium of often-symbolic communication.
| Jim Tucker
United States
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Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 12
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