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Author:

Corbeau-Parsons, Caroline, author.

Title:

Prometheus in the nineteenth century : from myth to symbol / Caroline Corbeau-Parsons.

Publisher:

l - Legenda,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

196 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Prometheus (Greek deity)
Prometheus (Greek deity) in literature.
Symbolism (Literary movement)
Gods in art.
Mythology, Greek, in art.
Mythology, Classical, in art.
Art and mythology.
Prometheus.
Mythos.
Symbol.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-192) and index.

Summary:

"This cross-disciplinary study, encompassing literature, the history of art, and music, examines the constitution of the Prometheus myth and the revolution it underwent in 19th-century Europe. It leads to the Symbolist period -- which witnessed the coronation of the Titan as a prism for the total work of art -- and aims to re-establish the importance of Prometheus amongst other major Symbolist figures such as Orpheus."--P. [4] of cover.

Series:

Studies in comparative literature ; 25

ISBN:

1907975527 (hardback)
9781907975523 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)855730459

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)