Caroline Corbeau-Parsons

Prometheus in the Nineteenth Century

From Myth to Symbol

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Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on interpretations of the myth that lead to the Symbolist period and explores the Symbolist understanding of the Prometheus myth. It examines the main projections that were made onto the Prometheus figure, through a study of the artistic works devoted to the Titan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 175mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781907975523
• ISBN-10: 1907975527
• Artikelnr.: 35075213

Autorenporträt

Caroline Corbeau-Parsons

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction From the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century 1. Archaic' and
'Intermediate' Myths, or the Primitive Constitution of the Prometheus Myth
2. From Antiquity to Christianity 3. Prometheus during the Renaissance and
Beyond The nineteenth-century turning point: From myth to symbol 4. Genius
and Creation: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 5. The Romantic Revolution: Byron
and Shelley 6. The Mask of the Artist: Victor Hugo, Franz Liszt and Honoré
de Balzac Prometheus and the Crisis of Faith 7. Symbolism and Myth 8. The
Twilight of the Gods' 9. Prometheus at the Heart of Symbolist Syncretism
The Many Faces of Prometheus 10. Gustave Moreau, Prometheus and Jesus
Christ 11. The Vitalist Prometheus 12. The Cross-Fertilization of the
Prometheus Myth by the Pygmalion Myth 13. Prometheus and the Total Work of
Art 14. Conclusion