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Painters have always drawn on the classics to find myths and symbols which will answer to contemporary problems. In Black Light, Francis Gooding examines four modern paintings in the light of ancient themes, and illuminates the permanence and power of the mythic imagination.
  • Opening a new dialogue between modern and ancient, Black Light explores living myth in modern paintings
  • Examines four paintings from the Modern tradition in the light of episodes from antique mythology
  • As the myths illuminate the paintings, and paintings throw light on the myths, Gooding shows that themes from ancient sources can be seen to resonate in modern representations
  • Traces unexpected thematic correspondences across two millennia of literature and art, and finds that wherever meaning is sought through interpretation, myth becomes an indispensable tool of analysis
  • In the work of classical aut

    Table of Contents
    Acknowledgements.

    Introduction.

    1. The Shield of Perseus.

    2. Black Light.

    3. Our Works we Leave Behind Us.

    4. Prometheus in New York.

    Index.

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/07/2009
      ISBN13: 9781405191142, 978-1405191142
      ISBN10: 1405191147

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Painters have always drawn on the classics to find myths and symbols which will answer to contemporary problems. In Black Light, Francis Gooding examines four modern paintings in the light of ancient themes, and illuminates the permanence and power of the mythic imagination.
      • Opening a new dialogue between modern and ancient, Black Light explores living myth in modern paintings
      • Examines four paintings from the Modern tradition in the light of episodes from antique mythology
      • As the myths illuminate the paintings, and paintings throw light on the myths, Gooding shows that themes from ancient sources can be seen to resonate in modern representations
      • Traces unexpected thematic correspondences across two millennia of literature and art, and finds that wherever meaning is sought through interpretation, myth becomes an indispensable tool of analysis
      • In the work of classical aut

        Table of Contents
        Acknowledgements.

        Introduction.

        1. The Shield of Perseus.

        2. Black Light.

        3. Our Works we Leave Behind Us.

        4. Prometheus in New York.

        Index.

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