Cretomania: Modern Desires for the Minoan Past

by Alexandre Farnoux

Book Overview

Since its rediscovery in the early 20th century, through spectacular finds such as those by Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos, Minoan Crete has captured the imagination not only of archaeologists but also of a wider public. This is shown, among other things, by its appearance and uses in a variety of modern cultural practices: from the innovative dances of Sergei Diaghilev and Ted Shawn, to public and vernacular architecture, psychoanalysis, literature,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367881489
• ISBN13: 9780367881481
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 296 Pages