THE OXFORD GUIDE TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY IN THE ARTS, 1300-1990S [Two Volumes]

Reid, Jane Davidson; Rohmann, Chris

ISBN 10: 0195049985 / ISBN 13: 9780195049985

Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1993

About this Item

Quartos. In Very Good condition. Fully bound in navy cloth, spines blue with with gilt text. Minor shelfwear and soiling. Very light bumping to head and tail of spine. Binding strong and text clean in both volumes. Volume One: Achelous to Leander; Volume Two: Leda to Zeus. Shelved front table. 1406443. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE OXFORD GUIDE TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY IN THE ARTS, 1300-1990S [Two Volumes]
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195049985
• ISBN 13: 9780195049985
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Visual Arts
  • Dupont Circle
  • Religion
  • Mythology & Folklore
  • World History

About this title

Synopsis

Daring in concept and astonishing in scope, The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts is a unique reference work: a topically classified chronology of more than 30,000 artworks from circa 1300 to the present day that take as their theme the subjects of Greek and Roman mythology. In more than three hundred major entries, alphabetically arranged by subject, artworks are listed in chronological order, delineating the history of artistic interest in the subject, including painting, sculpture, music, dance, opera, drama, and literature over the last seven centuries. By bringing together information heretofore segregated by discipline, time period, or other constraint, Jane Davidson Reid has created an invaluable tool for the study of the history of the arts in the Western world.
Ranging from Achilles to Zeus, entries cover all the important mythic beings of the classical world, from gods, goddesses, and heroes to nymphs, shepherds, and satyrs. A headnote to each entry identifies the subject, briefly describes relevant events and episodes recounted in Greek and Roman myths, and explains thematic cross-currents represented in the list of artworks that follows. A list of classical literary sources follows the headnote. Each listing of an artwork includes the artist's name, the title of the work, and the date of its creation, publication, or first performance, as appropriate. Also noted are the medium or genre of the work, the present location of works in the fine arts, and other pertinent information. Sources of data on each artwork appear in each listing.
Enhanced by a comprehensive system of cross-references, a complete list of the sources of data cited in the listings, and an extensive artist index, which will enable readers to locate works by a given artist across numerous entries, this work presents its vast body of data in a way that is easily accessible to specialist and nonspecialist alike. No other work equals its interdisciplinary scope; no other work matches its usefulness to historians of the arts; and no other work possesses its appeal to scholars, students, and general readers interested in classical mythology and its enduring popularity in Western traditions of artistic expression.

About the Author

Jane Davidson Reid is at Mount Holyoke College.