The Mythology of Greece and Rome with Special Reference to Its use in Art

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Автор книги : G.H.Bianchi

Название книги: The Mythology of Greece and Rome with Special Reference to Its use in Art

Издательство : Harper & Brothers

Год издания книги:1875

ASIN : B000UMFRL0

Страниц : 277

Формат книги: PDF

Размер файла: 20,54 MB

Качество: отличное

Язык книги: английский

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Книга, которую в то время давно ждали, поскольку в обществе возникла потребность в системном знании мифологии Греции и Рима, а традиционные мифологические словари не могут дать необходимого по данному вопросу объема информации. Произведения искусства в наших галереях и музеях требуют определенного количества знания мифологии древних греков и римлян для полной их оценки. Едва ли есть в Европе литература, которая не была бы более или менее окрашена этими легендами.

No apology can be needed for introducing to the public a work like the present. There has long been a want of a book which should, in a moderate compass, give a clear and readable account of these legends; for Dictionaries of Mythology

do not give a view of the subject as a whole; and the price of most other works on the Greek and Roman myths would prevent their being used as class-books. These considerations have led the publishers to bring out this book in an English dress. If any should be inclined to ask what Mythology has to do with men of the present day, the reply is plain. The works of art in our galleries and museums require a certain amount of knowledge of the mythology of the Greeks and Romans for the full appreciation of their subjects. There is hardly any literature in Europe which has not been more or less coloured by these legends; and in our own day their power to inspire the poet has by no means ceased.

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