Author : Caroline Corbeau-Parsons
Release : 2017-12-02
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 132/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Prometheus in the Nineteenth Century by : Caroline Corbeau-Parsons
Download or read book Prometheus in the Nineteenth Century written by Caroline Corbeau-Parsons. This book was released on 2017-12-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On Zeus' order, Prometheus was chained to Mount Caucasus where, every day, he was to endure his liver being devoured by a bird of prey - his punishment for bringing fire to mankind. Through the impulse of Goethe, his fortune went through radical changes: the Titan, originally perceived as a trickster, was established both as a creator and a rebel freed from guilt, and he became a mask for the Romantic artist. 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."