Author: Peter H. Gommers
Publisher: Leuven University Press
ISBN: 9789058671493
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Europe is a word that is almost daily on our lips. But how far do we have to go back in order to find the origins of its name? The first part of this beautifully illustrated book traces the geographical and mythological basis of Europe's name. Who came up with the idea to distinguish the world in continents with proper names? The search will bring the reader back to the early history of mankind. How did the ancient Egyptians see the world and populations around them? Where did the Hebrews get the idea to split the world in three? And what was the world-picture in ancient Greece, laid down in geographic treatises and fragments? Where did the name 'Europe' originate from? Could it be from a person, either mortal or divine? In ancient Greek literature the name 'Europa' appears quite frequently for Greek goddesses and Greek women. Strangely enough, the best known Europa myth concerns a Phoenician princess, loved by the Greek god Zeus. Many mythographs doubt the Asian descent of the Phoenician Europa. Is her real origin to be located on mainland Greece? How can the contradicting Greek myths be interpreted, and was the name universally accepted as the name for the continent? In the second part of this book, the author tells the amazing story of how the Arts have treated the Europa myths for almost three millennia. He shows the extraordinary influence of the personification of the geographic continent Europe on literature, music, sculpture, painting, tapestry and other applied arts. All this clearly demonstrates the vivid interest in Europe for the subject throughout the ages and illustrates, according to Karel van Miert in his Foreword, our common European culture.
Europe - What's in a Name
Author: Peter H. Gommers
Publisher: Leuven University Press
ISBN: 9789058671493
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Europe is a word that is almost daily on our lips. But how far do we have to go back in order to find the origins of its name? The first part of this beautifully illustrated book traces the geographical and mythological basis of Europe's name. Who came up with the idea to distinguish the world in continents with proper names? The search will bring the reader back to the early history of mankind. How did the ancient Egyptians see the world and populations around them? Where did the Hebrews get the idea to split the world in three? And what was the world-picture in ancient Greece, laid down in geographic treatises and fragments? Where did the name 'Europe' originate from? Could it be from a person, either mortal or divine? In ancient Greek literature the name 'Europa' appears quite frequently for Greek goddesses and Greek women. Strangely enough, the best known Europa myth concerns a Phoenician princess, loved by the Greek god Zeus. Many mythographs doubt the Asian descent of the Phoenician Europa. Is her real origin to be located on mainland Greece? How can the contradicting Greek myths be interpreted, and was the name universally accepted as the name for the continent? In the second part of this book, the author tells the amazing story of how the Arts have treated the Europa myths for almost three millennia. He shows the extraordinary influence of the personification of the geographic continent Europe on literature, music, sculpture, painting, tapestry and other applied arts. All this clearly demonstrates the vivid interest in Europe for the subject throughout the ages and illustrates, according to Karel van Miert in his Foreword, our common European culture.
Publisher: Leuven University Press
ISBN: 9789058671493
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Europe is a word that is almost daily on our lips. But how far do we have to go back in order to find the origins of its name? The first part of this beautifully illustrated book traces the geographical and mythological basis of Europe's name. Who came up with the idea to distinguish the world in continents with proper names? The search will bring the reader back to the early history of mankind. How did the ancient Egyptians see the world and populations around them? Where did the Hebrews get the idea to split the world in three? And what was the world-picture in ancient Greece, laid down in geographic treatises and fragments? Where did the name 'Europe' originate from? Could it be from a person, either mortal or divine? In ancient Greek literature the name 'Europa' appears quite frequently for Greek goddesses and Greek women. Strangely enough, the best known Europa myth concerns a Phoenician princess, loved by the Greek god Zeus. Many mythographs doubt the Asian descent of the Phoenician Europa. Is her real origin to be located on mainland Greece? How can the contradicting Greek myths be interpreted, and was the name universally accepted as the name for the continent? In the second part of this book, the author tells the amazing story of how the Arts have treated the Europa myths for almost three millennia. He shows the extraordinary influence of the personification of the geographic continent Europe on literature, music, sculpture, painting, tapestry and other applied arts. All this clearly demonstrates the vivid interest in Europe for the subject throughout the ages and illustrates, according to Karel van Miert in his Foreword, our common European culture.
Charles Butler's Young pupils' easy guide to geography, revised by R.H. Mair
Author: Charles Butler
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Complete Geography
Author: Henry Justin Roddy
Publisher:
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Progressive Geography, Adapted To Junior Classes
Author: Richard Hiley
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385122775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385122775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.
The Journal of Education for Lower Canada
Author:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Journal of Education for the Province of Quebec
Author: Pierre Joseph Oliver Chauveau
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Mitchell's Primary Geography ... Illustrated by One Hundred and Twenty Engravings, and Fourteen Maps. Revised Edition
Author: Samuel Augustus Mitchell (Jr.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
A New Primary Geography
Author: David M. Warren
Publisher:
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Geography generalized; or, an Introduction to the study of geography ... and an introduction to astronomy ... Ninth edition, revised and corrected
Author: Robert SULLIVAN (LL.D.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
An Improved System of Geography
Author: Francis McNally
Publisher:
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description