The Virtues and Vices in the Arts

by Shawn R. Tucker

The seven deadly sins are pride, envy, anger, sloth, gluttony, greed, and lust. The seven virtues are prudence, fortitude, temperance, justice, faith, hope, and love. This book brings all of them together and for the first time lays out their history in a collection of the most important philosophical, religious, literary, and art-historical works. Starting with the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian antecedents, this anthology of source documents traces...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625647182
• ISBN13: 9781625647184
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.8"