Venus as muse from Lucretius to Michel Serres
This volume deals with the enduring presence of one of Western culture's most fascinating and influential figures in ancient, modern, and postmodern art and literature: Venus/Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality. The collection, which is the first of its kind, seeks to explore...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Leiden ; Boston
Brill Rodopi
2015
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| Schriftenreihe: | Internationale Forschungen zur allgemeinen und vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft
volume 182 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | This volume deals with the enduring presence of one of Western culture's most fascinating and influential figures in ancient, modern, and postmodern art and literature: Venus/Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality. The collection, which is the first of its kind, seeks to explore Venus's significance as a figure of beauty and creativity across cultures and disciplines, engaging a range of media, theoretical approaches, and cultural perspectives. Thirteen international scholarsincluding Elisabeth Bronfen, Tom Conley, Laurence Rickels, and Barbara Vinkenilluminate Venus's lasting value as a multifaceted figure of the creative in Western culture, from Lucretius to Michel Serres |
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| Beschreibung: | 282 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9789004292475 978-90-04-29247-5 |