A tale blazed through heaven : imitation and invention in the golden age of Spain / Oliver J. Noble-Wood
- Author
- Noble-Wood, Oliver J.
- Published
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Access Online
- Oxford scholarship online: ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Series
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Mythological Sources: Classical Texts, Renaissance Contexts -- 2.Mythological Subtexts: The Art of Allusion -- 3.Mythological (Mock) Epics: The Stage of Honour -- 4.Mythological Burlesques: Pimps, Prostitutes, and Pacientes -- 5.Mythological Paintings: Velazquez and the Cult of Ambiguity.
- Summary
- 'A Tale Blazed Through Heaven' charts the development of representations of the mythological tale of Mars, Venus and Vulcan from its origins in classical antiquity to its reception in 16th- and 17th-century Spain. It offers a new perspective on the literary and visual culture of the period, both in Spain and in Europe as a whole.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780191778629 (ebook)
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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