The woman and the dragon in premodern art /
The motif of the woman and the dragon has been prevalent in Western art since antiquity, yet has hitherto remained understudied, and artworks featuring this motif in Western Mediterranean cultures have been examined primarily in relation to the topos of the male dragon-slayer. This book analyzes art...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
[2023]
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction Chapter 1: The Dragon Chapter 2: The Cave and the Womb: The Myth of Cadmus and the Myth of Apollo and Python Chapter 4: Medea
- The Holy Woman and the Witch Chapter 5: Eve and Lilith
- Christianizing the Great Goddess and the Dragon Chapter 6: Saint Margaret
- Taming the Dragon Conclusion Bibliography Index