Voyage Into Myth
Author : Art Gallery of Ontario
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 11,10 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Post-impressionism (Art)
ISBN :
Author : Art Gallery of Ontario
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 11,10 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Post-impressionism (Art)
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,77 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : 1606060120
A retelling of Homer's The Odyssey.
Author : James Watt Mavor
Publisher : Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,50 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780892816347
Oceanographic engineer recounts his expeditions to find the fabled land called- The lost continent.
Author : Tony Horwitz
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 21,61 MB
Release : 2008-04-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1429937734
The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America On a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he's mislaid more than a century of American history, from Columbus's sail in 1492 to Jamestown's founding in 16-oh-something. Did nothing happen in between? Determined to find out, he embarks on a journey of rediscovery, following in the footsteps of the many Europeans who preceded the Pilgrims to America. An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, A Voyage Long and Strange captures the wonder and drama of first contact. Vikings, conquistadors, French voyageurs—these and many others roamed an unknown continent in quest of grapes, gold, converts, even a cure for syphilis. Though most failed, their remarkable exploits left an enduring mark on the land and people encountered by late-arriving English settlers. Tracing this legacy with his own epic trek—from Florida's Fountain of Youth to Plymouth's sacred Rock, from desert pueblos to subarctic sweat lodges—Tony Horwitz explores the revealing gap between what we enshrine and what we forget. Displaying his trademark talent for humor, narrative, and historical insight, A Voyage Long and Strange allows us to rediscover the New World for ourselves.
Author : Lynne Weiss
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 14,41 MB
Release : 2013-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1477762477
Greek mythology is filled with stories of epic battles, heroes, monsters, and hardships endured by mortals. In this myth, Odysseus, the hero of the Trojan War, sails toward home with his crew of 500 men when the war is over. The voyage is filled with danger. Will the men who survived the long, hard Trojan War survive the terrible journey home? Readers will want to keep reading to find out.
Author : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 37,1 MB
Release : 1994-11
Category : History
ISBN :
Voyages in Classical Mythology takes 44 great classical adventure tales of mythology and exploration and retells them in this beautifully written volume.
Author : Hans Koning
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 31,10 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1583673822
"The book is an idea that has finally found its time." --Publisher's Weekly "I think your book on Christopher Columbus is important. I'm more grateful for that book than any other book I have read in a couple of years." --Kurt Vonnegut
Author : David Adams Leeming
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 39,21 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780060439422
Leeming illustrates the various stages or rites of passage of the mythic universal hero, from birth to childhood, through trial and quest, death, descent, rebirth, and ascension. The arrangement of texts by themes such as "Childhood, Initiation and Divine Signs," "The Descent to theUnderworld," and "Resurrection and Rebirth" strip mythic characters of their many national and cultural "masks" to reveal their archetypal aspects. Real figures, including Jesus and Mohammed, are also included underlining the theory that myths are real and can be applied to real life. This editionis updated to include additional heroine myths, as well as Navajo, Indonesian, Indian, Chinese, and African tales.
Author : Jeppe Sinding Jensen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 41,96 MB
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1315475758
In all cultures and at all times, humans have told stories about where they came from, who they are and how they should live their lives. 'Myths and Mythologies' brings together the key classic and contemporary writings - philosophical, psychological, sociological, semiological and cognitivist - on myth. To the insider, myths contain truth, revelation and a 'history of ourselves'; to the outsider, a culture s myths can be seen as the product of foolish, infantile and wishful thinking. Myths tell us about specific cultures, about human creativity, and how narrative shapes and reflects understanding. The 'Reader' is an invaluable resource for students and scholars interested in the impact of narrative on human culture and the meaning of truth in religious language.
Author : Bettany Hughes
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 40,30 MB
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1541674243
A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian. Aphrodite was said to have been born from the sea, rising out of a froth of white foam. But long before the Ancient Greeks conceived of this voluptuous blonde, she existed as an early spirit of fertility on the shores of Cyprus -- and thousands of years before that, as a ferocious warrior-goddess in the Middle East. Proving that this fabled figure is so much more than an avatar of commercialized romance, historian Bettany Hughes reveals the remarkable lifestory of one of antiquity's most potent myths. Venus and Aphrodite brings together ancient art, mythology, and archaeological revelations to tell the story of human desire. From Mesopotamia to modern-day London, from Botticelli to Beyoncé, Hughes explains why this immortal goddess continues to entrance us today -- and how we trivialize her power at our peril.