Kniha Prometheus Revisited Yasser Aman

Prometheus Revisited

The Fire Bringer & the Rebirth of Creative Revolutionary Spirit

Autor: Yasser Aman
Jazyk: Angličtina
Väzba: Brožovaná
Dostupnosť: Skladom u dodávateľa
Odosielame za 5-8 dní
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The myth of Prometheus has been dealt with throughout the ages. It illustrates the ongoing rebirth o...

Informácie o knihe

Autor
Jazyk
Angličtina
Väzba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydalo
2017
Stránok
52
EAN
9783330350151
Enbook ID
17964055
Hmotnosť
96
Rozmery
150 x 220 x 3

Kompletný popis

The myth of Prometheus has been dealt with throughout the ages. It illustrates the ongoing rebirth of the creative revolutionary spirit though it is sometimes muzzled and muffled by tyrannical forces. My goal in this paper is to prove that all these below mentioned writers have reflected a creative mainstream of rebellion against tyranny, hinting from time to time to the Egyptian 25th January Revolution. Many Greek and Roman authors discussed the Prometheus myth stressing two points: the creation of man out of clay, and the theft of fire. Other modern writers stressed this revolutionary spirit. Throughout their works, Hesiod, Aeschylus, Goethe, Shelley, Byron, Al-Shaby, Hughes and many others build up a series of images of this spirit. During the Greek war of independence, Prometheus represented the creative revolutionary spirit and hope. Hesiod's Theogony shows Prometheus as a transgressor and portrays Zeus as a wise and just ruler. However, Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound portrays Prometheus as the benefactor of mankind. Goethe's poem Prometheus illustrates a defiant creative spirit that seeks self-assertion. The romantic rebellious spirit shows itself in Shelley's Prometheus...

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