Prometheus in the Nineteenth Century
Subtitle: From Myth to Symbol
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781907975523
Subjects: Prometheus (greek mythology); Literary movements
Description: "This cross-disciplinary study, encompassing literature, the history of art, and music, examines the constitution of the Prometheus myth and the revolution it underwent in 19th-century Europe. It leads to the Symbolist period -- which witnessed the coronation of the Titan as a prism for the total work of art -- and aims to re-establish the importance of Prometheus amongst other major Symbolist figures such as Orpheus."--P. [4] of cover.