Prometheus / Carol Dougherty.
Prometheus / Carol Dougherty.
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New York : Routledge, c2006.
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N292.2113/ 2
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English
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Physical content
xvi, 155 p. : ill., genealogical table, map, plan ; 21 cm.
Contents
Why Prometheus? -- Introducing Prometheus -- 1. The trickster : Hesiod's Prometheus -- 2. The cult of Prometheus at Athens -- 3. Political rebel and cultural hero : Prometheus in Athenian literature -- 4. The romantic Prometheus -- 5. Prometheus in the contemporary age.
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Publisher
New York : Routledge, c2006.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2006.
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"This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the Prometheus myth, emphasising the vitality and flexibility of his myth in a variety of historical, literary, and artistic contexts of the ancient Greeks, the Romantics, and twentieth-century English poet, Tony Harrison. It is an essential introduction to the Promethean myth for readers interest...
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Prometheus / Carol Dougherty.
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Gods and heroes of the ancient world.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2006.
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N292.2113/ 2
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74VKKblKAQwy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKblKAQwy
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ISBN
0415324068 (pbk. : alk. paper)
041532405X (hardback : alk. paper)
9780415324069 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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292.2113
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991021972439702626
