Myths of the Golden Age in European Culture

Myths of the Golden Age in European Culture
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9781040275900
ISBN-13 : 1040275907
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Download or read book Myths of the Golden Age in European Culture written by Stephen G. Nichols and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-12-27 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hesiod’s concept of a Golden Age, together with analogous myths – Babylonian, Egyptian, Hebrew, etc. – speak to the psychic appeal, perhaps even deep-rooted need, for humans to conceive alternate worlds free from the anguish, toil, and dangers of the one they inhabit. Classical poets and philosophers explored the myth; the Middle Ages imagined it as the land of Cockaigne; Early Modern dramatists incorporated it; Romantic poets and nineteenth-century writers imagined it in various guises. This volume explores the configuration presented by Hesiod and the history of its reception and transformation in European literature and culture. The chapters study how texts written in specific historical moments of European history reshape elements of the myth to explore contemporary issues of concern. The book addresses these issues of cultural hybridization, and, from a transhistorical perspective, provides new insights into the dynamics of epochal shifts. It also looks at similar configurations in non-Western civilizations (China), which complements the spectrum of contributions that covers periods from classical antiquity to the Age of Goethe.


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