{"product_id":"black-light-9781405191142","title":"Black Light","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePainters have always drawn on the classics to find myths and symbols which will answer to contemporary problems. In \u003ci\u003eBlack Light\u003c\/i\u003e, Francis Gooding examines four modern paintings in the light of ancient themes, and illuminates the permanence and power of the mythic imagination.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eOpening a new dialogue between modern and ancient, \u003ci\u003eBlack Light\u003c\/i\u003e explores living myth in modern paintings\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eExamines four paintings from the Modern tradition in the light of episodes from antique mythology\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eAs 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\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eTraces 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\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eIn the work of classical aut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Shield of Perseus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Black Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Our Works we Leave Behind Us.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Prometheus in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407923552599,"sku":"9781405191142","price":30.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-light-9781405191142","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}