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Minos and the Moderns

- Cretan Myth in Twentieth-Century Literature and Art

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Minos and the Moderns considers three mythological complexes that enjoyed a unique surge of interest in early twentieth-century European art and literature: Europa and the bull, the minotaur and the labyrinth, and Daedelus and Icarus. All three are situated on the island of Crete and are linked by the figure of King Minos. Drawing examples from fiction, poetry, drama, painting, sculpture, opera, and ballet, Minos and the Moderns is the first book of its kind to treat the role of the Cretan myths in the modern imagination.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780195336917
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 192
  • Utgitt:
  • 17. juli 2008
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 223x146x16 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 348 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Forventet levering: 18. desember 2024

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Minos and the Moderns considers three mythological complexes that enjoyed a unique surge of interest in early twentieth-century European art and literature: Europa and the bull, the minotaur and the labyrinth, and Daedelus and Icarus. All three are situated on the island of Crete and are linked by the figure of King Minos. Drawing examples from fiction, poetry, drama, painting, sculpture, opera, and ballet, Minos and the Moderns is the first book of
its kind to treat the role of the Cretan myths in the modern imagination.

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