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10-07-2009, 07:50 PM
Perseus, by Daniel Ogden.. (http://www.mediafire.com/file/vzdnquimye5/Daniel.Ogden-Perseus.pdf)
The son of Zeus, Perseus belongs in the first rank of Greek heroes. Indeed to some he was a greater hero even than Heracles. With the help of Hermes and Athena he slew the Gorgon Medusa, conquered a mighty sea monster and won the hand of the beautiful princess Andromeda. This volume tells of his enduring myth, it's rendering in art and literature, and its reception through the Roman period and up to the modern day.
This is the first scholarly book in English devoted to Perseus' myth in its entirety for over a century. With information drawn from a diverse range of sources as well as varied illustrations, the volume illuminates the importance of the Perseus myth throughout the ages.
http://www.routledge-ny.com/books/Perseus-isbn9780415427258
The previous chapters have attempted to give broadly synoptic
coverage to the Perseus cycle in ancient literature and art. Such
treatment is not feasible for Perseus’ massive impact upon the more
recent western tradition, and so we will confine our focus to three
themes: first, the indefatigably persistent custom of allegorising
Perseus’ story, which began in the early medieval period and is
with us still; secondly, the mutation of Perseus into the Christian
knights St George and Roger; and thirdly, Perseus’ greatest moment
in western art, Burne-Jones’s Perseus Series.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/vzdnquimye5/Daniel.Ogden-Perseus.pdf
Later,
-Lyfing
The son of Zeus, Perseus belongs in the first rank of Greek heroes. Indeed to some he was a greater hero even than Heracles. With the help of Hermes and Athena he slew the Gorgon Medusa, conquered a mighty sea monster and won the hand of the beautiful princess Andromeda. This volume tells of his enduring myth, it's rendering in art and literature, and its reception through the Roman period and up to the modern day.
This is the first scholarly book in English devoted to Perseus' myth in its entirety for over a century. With information drawn from a diverse range of sources as well as varied illustrations, the volume illuminates the importance of the Perseus myth throughout the ages.
http://www.routledge-ny.com/books/Perseus-isbn9780415427258
The previous chapters have attempted to give broadly synoptic
coverage to the Perseus cycle in ancient literature and art. Such
treatment is not feasible for Perseus’ massive impact upon the more
recent western tradition, and so we will confine our focus to three
themes: first, the indefatigably persistent custom of allegorising
Perseus’ story, which began in the early medieval period and is
with us still; secondly, the mutation of Perseus into the Christian
knights St George and Roger; and thirdly, Perseus’ greatest moment
in western art, Burne-Jones’s Perseus Series.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/vzdnquimye5/Daniel.Ogden-Perseus.pdf
Later,
-Lyfing