Minos and the Moderns: Cretan Myth in Twentieth-Century Literature and Art

by Theodore Ziolkowski

Minos and the Moderns considers three mythological complexes that enjoyed a unique surge of interest in early twentieth-century European art and literature: Europa and the bull, the minotaur and the labyrinth, and Daedalus and Icarus. All three are situated on the island of Crete and are
linked by the figure of King Minos. Drawing examples from fiction, poetry, drama, painting, sculpture, opera, and ballet, Minos and the Moderns is the first book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B001E5QYMS
• ISBN13: 9780195336917
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.5"