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Greek myth and Western art : the presence of the past

Title
Greek myth and Western art : the presence of the past / Karl Kilinski II.
Author
Kilinski, Karl.
Publication
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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xxii, 281 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm
Summary
"Greek myth has played an unparalleled role in the formation of Western visual traditions, for which it has provided a nearly inexhaustible source of forms, symbols, and narratives. This richly illustrated book examines the legacy of Greek mythology in Western art from the classical era to the present. It reveals the range and variety with which individual Greek myths, motifs, and characters have been treated throughout the history of the visual arts in the West. Tracing the emergence, survival, and transformation of key mythological figures and motifs from ancient Greece through the modern era, it explores the enduring importance of such myths for artists and viewers in their own time and over the millennia that followed"--
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  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-268) and index.
Contents
The nature and origins of Greek myth -- Survival and revival: the motives for and means of myth transmission -- Form and fashion of myth in art -- Iconography and iconology: the metamorphosis of Greek myth.
Call Number
JQF 13-347
ISBN
  • 9781107013322
  • 1107013321
LCCN
2012004193
OCLC
  • 776874668
  • 776874668
Author
Kilinski, Karl.
Title
Greek myth and Western art : the presence of the past / Karl Kilinski II.
Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-268) and index.
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