Author: Carlos Rojas
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838637944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Combining art and biography, the novel consists of alternating literary portraits inspired by works of Dali and Velazquez. As the title suggests, the loose story frame of the novel is that of the Herculean labor to find the twilight realm of the lovely nymphs of the Hesperides and, by conquering the dragon that jealously guards it, to plunder the garden of its golden apples of immortality. The contemporary fable casts the artist as the hero who, armed only with paintbrushes and inkwells, confronts the demons of his subconscious.
The Garden of the Hesperides
Author: Carlos Rojas
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838637944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Combining art and biography, the novel consists of alternating literary portraits inspired by works of Dali and Velazquez. As the title suggests, the loose story frame of the novel is that of the Herculean labor to find the twilight realm of the lovely nymphs of the Hesperides and, by conquering the dragon that jealously guards it, to plunder the garden of its golden apples of immortality. The contemporary fable casts the artist as the hero who, armed only with paintbrushes and inkwells, confronts the demons of his subconscious.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838637944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Combining art and biography, the novel consists of alternating literary portraits inspired by works of Dali and Velazquez. As the title suggests, the loose story frame of the novel is that of the Herculean labor to find the twilight realm of the lovely nymphs of the Hesperides and, by conquering the dragon that jealously guards it, to plunder the garden of its golden apples of immortality. The contemporary fable casts the artist as the hero who, armed only with paintbrushes and inkwells, confronts the demons of his subconscious.
Eclogues. Garden of the Hesperides
Author: Giovanni Gioviano Pontano
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780674274099
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Giovanni Gioviano Pontano was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance as well as a leading statesman. Eclogues and Garden of the Hesperides, both broadly inspired by Virgil, might be considered Pontano's love songs to the landscapes of Naples. This volume features the first published translations of both works into English.
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ISBN: 9780674274099
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Giovanni Gioviano Pontano was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance as well as a leading statesman. Eclogues and Garden of the Hesperides, both broadly inspired by Virgil, might be considered Pontano's love songs to the landscapes of Naples. This volume features the first published translations of both works into English.
The Garden of the Hesperides
Author: Forepoint SEVERN (pseud.)
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From the Garden of the Hesperides
Author: Cointreau Group
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Pages : 36
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The Oxford Handbook of Heracles
Author: Daniel Ogden
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190650982
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
"The first half of the volume is devoted to the exposition of the ancient evidence, literary and iconographic, for the traditions of Heracles' life and deeds. After a chapter each on the hero's childhood and his madness, the canonical cause of his Twelve Labors, each of the Labors themselves receives detailed treatment in a dedicated chapter. The 'Parerga' or 'Side-Labors' are then treated in a similar level of detail in seven further chapters. In the second half of the book the Heracles tradition is analysed from a range of thematic perspectives. After consideration of the contrasting projections of the figure across the major literary genres, Epic, Tragedy, Comedy, Philosophy, and in the iconographic register, a number of his myth-cycle's diverse fils rouges are pursued: Heracles' fashioning as a folkloric quest-hero; his relationships with the two great goddesses, the Hera that persecutes him and the Athena that protects him; and the rationalisation and allegorisation of his cycle's constituent myths. The ways are investigated in which Greek communities and indeed Alexander the Great exploited the figure both in the fashioning of their own identities and for political advantage. The cult of Heracles is considered in its Greek manifestation, in its syncretism with that of the Phoenician Melqart, and in its presence at Rome, the last study leading into discussion of the use made of Heracles by the Roman emperors themselves and then by early Christian writers. A final chapter offers an authoritative perspective on the limitless subject of Heracles' reception in the western tradition"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190650982
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
"The first half of the volume is devoted to the exposition of the ancient evidence, literary and iconographic, for the traditions of Heracles' life and deeds. After a chapter each on the hero's childhood and his madness, the canonical cause of his Twelve Labors, each of the Labors themselves receives detailed treatment in a dedicated chapter. The 'Parerga' or 'Side-Labors' are then treated in a similar level of detail in seven further chapters. In the second half of the book the Heracles tradition is analysed from a range of thematic perspectives. After consideration of the contrasting projections of the figure across the major literary genres, Epic, Tragedy, Comedy, Philosophy, and in the iconographic register, a number of his myth-cycle's diverse fils rouges are pursued: Heracles' fashioning as a folkloric quest-hero; his relationships with the two great goddesses, the Hera that persecutes him and the Athena that protects him; and the rationalisation and allegorisation of his cycle's constituent myths. The ways are investigated in which Greek communities and indeed Alexander the Great exploited the figure both in the fashioning of their own identities and for political advantage. The cult of Heracles is considered in its Greek manifestation, in its syncretism with that of the Phoenician Melqart, and in its presence at Rome, the last study leading into discussion of the use made of Heracles by the Roman emperors themselves and then by early Christian writers. A final chapter offers an authoritative perspective on the limitless subject of Heracles' reception in the western tradition"--
Eryx and the garden of the Hesperides
Author: Patrice Martinez
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
ISBN: 1507189974
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
When Eryx and his companion Boentos arrived at Massalia, the two thieves decided to despoil the Artemis sanctuary. To their dismay, that did not work: surprised by guards of the Phocaean city, they had to hurriedly leave Lacydon, the Massalia port, aboard a frail vessel. But what the two thieves did not know was that their adventures carried them beyond the columns of Herakles to Erytheia Island. The most beautiful of orchards spans this wild area: the garden of the Hesperides!
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
ISBN: 1507189974
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
When Eryx and his companion Boentos arrived at Massalia, the two thieves decided to despoil the Artemis sanctuary. To their dismay, that did not work: surprised by guards of the Phocaean city, they had to hurriedly leave Lacydon, the Massalia port, aboard a frail vessel. But what the two thieves did not know was that their adventures carried them beyond the columns of Herakles to Erytheia Island. The most beautiful of orchards spans this wild area: the garden of the Hesperides!
From the Garden of the Hesperides
Author: Alexander Constantine Ionides
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Languages : en
Pages : 55
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Pages : 55
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The garden of the Hesperides
Author: Leonard Arthur Bethell
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Languages : en
Pages : 311
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Pages : 311
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The Three Golden Apples
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Publisher: Red Wagon Books
ISBN: 9780152010584
Category : Hercules (Roman mythology)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Creative Education is proud to present an award-winning collection of books from Creative Editions. Recognized around the world for their excellence in writing, illustration and design, Creative Editions' titles will introduce your students to some of the finest books published today, from wonderful original works to the best-loved classics. Enchanting, exquisite and entertaining, each and every one of these stories will be a prized possession for you and your readers.
Publisher: Red Wagon Books
ISBN: 9780152010584
Category : Hercules (Roman mythology)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Creative Education is proud to present an award-winning collection of books from Creative Editions. Recognized around the world for their excellence in writing, illustration and design, Creative Editions' titles will introduce your students to some of the finest books published today, from wonderful original works to the best-loved classics. Enchanting, exquisite and entertaining, each and every one of these stories will be a prized possession for you and your readers.
From the Garden of the Hesperides. Teiresias, Etc. Extracts from Papers Read to the Casual Club, Etc
Author: Alexander Constantine IONIDES
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 55
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Languages : en
Pages : 55
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