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The flight of Icarus through western art / Karl Kilinski.
Fine Arts Library N7763.I32 K55 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kilinski, Karl.
- Series:
- Studies in art history (Edwin Mellen Press) ; v. 4.
- Studies in art history ; v. 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Icarus (Greek mythological character)--Art.
- Icarus.
- Icarus (Greek mythological character).
- Art and mythology.
- Genre:
- Art.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 508 pages, 61 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston, N.Y. ; Lampeter, Wales : Edwin Mellen Press, [2002]
- Contents:
- I The Quest for Immortality: Sources and Origins 7
- II Myth, Magic, and Moderation: Antiquity and the Middle Ages 33
- III From Admonition to Accolade: The Renaissance Age 153
- IV Of Myth and Mortals: Allegory and Nature in the 17th and 18th Centuries 219
- V Euphoria, Enlightenment, Exploration and the Specter of Annihilation: The Modern Era 299
- Epilogue: To Air is Human 457.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [461]-500) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0773470522
- OCLC:
- 50002330
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