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Myth of Perseus and Images. From the Beginning to Today
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SYSNO ASEP 0572231 Document Type B - Monograph R&D Document Type Monograph Title Myth of Perseus and Images. From the Beginning to Today Author(s) Bažant, Jan (FLU-F) ORCID, RID, SAI Issue data Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 2023 ISBN 978-3-96929-221-1 Number of pages 262 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords Perseus ; Medusa ; Andromeda ; Danae ; art ; myth Subject RIV AB - History OECD category Arts, Art history Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 DOI 10.11588/propylaeum.1200 Annotation Every depiction of Perseus or Medusa in post-antique Europe is just as remarkable as the origin and development of this myth in ancient Greece and Rome. Pictures, reliefs and sculptures inspired by ancient myths are now incomprehensible to most people. From the once-rich artistic language, only a few phrases survive in general consciousness, what is more, these phrases have lost meaning through constant repetition. This book aims to speak the fearless Perseus, the terrifying Medusa, the selfless Danae, the beautiful Andromeda, and the mysterious Pegasus again. It analyses the evolution of grammar and vocabulary of these depictions from Greek antiquity to the present. The oldest depictions date to the second millennium BC, the youngest ones from the present time, they originated not only in Europe but also from the Near East and Northern America. Why the depictions of Perseus’ myth? From the beginning, this myth was connected with the vision and imagery on which today’s culture is built. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2024 Electronic address https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1200
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