ISBN-13: 9781579580209 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 478 str.
ISBN-13: 9781579580209 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 478 str.
Explains the allegorical significance attached to Roman and Greek myths by Medieval and Renaissance authors. Included in the text are several hundred alphabetically-arranged entries for the gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines and places of classical myth and legend. Each entry includes an account of the myth, with reference to the Greek and Latin sources. The entry discusses how Medieval and Renaissance commentators interpreted the myth, and how poets, dramatists, and artists employed it in their art.
While numerous classical dictionaries identify the figures and tales of Greek and Roman mythology, this reference book explains the allegorical significance attached to the myths by Medieval and Renaissance authors. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries for the gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, and places of classical myth and legend. Each entry includes a brief account of the myth, with reference to the Greek and Latin sources. The entry then discusses how Medieval and Renaissance commentators interpreted the myth, and how poets, dramatists, and artists employed the allegory in their art. Each entry includes a bibliography and the volume concludes with appendices and an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources.