Classical mythology in culture
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With the rediscovery of
In northern Europe, Greek mythology never took the same hold of the visual arts, but its effect was very obvious on literature. Both Latin and Greek classical texts were translated, so that stories of mythology became available. In England,
In the 18th century, the philosophical revolution of the
American authors of the 19th century, such as Thomas Bulfinch and Nathaniel Hawthorne, believed that myths should provide pleasure, and held that the study of the classical myths was essential to the understanding of English and American literature.[6] According to Bulfinch, "The so-called divinities of Olympus have not a single worshipper among living men. They belong now not to the department of theology, but to those of literature and taste."[7] In more recent times, classical themes have been reinterpreted by such major dramatists as Jean Anouilh, Jean Cocteau, and Jean Giraudoux in France, Eugene O'Neill in America, and T. S. Eliot in England, and by great novelists such as the Irish James Joyce and the French André Gide. Richard Strauss, Jacques Offenbach and many others have set Greek mythological themes to music.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Greek Mythology". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2002.
- ^ a b c "Greek mythology". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2002.
* L. Burn, Greek Myths, 75 - ^ a b L. Burn, Greek Myths, 75
- ^ L. Burn, Greek Myths, 75–76
- ^ L. Burn, Greek Myths, 76
- ^ Klatt-Brazouski, Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology, 4
- ^ T. Bulfinch (1855). The Age of Fable: Or, Stories of Gods and Heroes, p.11. Sanborn, Carter, and Bazin.
External links
- Classical Mythology in European Art, teaching resource on mythology in art
- Kravchenko, Anastasiia. Mythological subjects in Francisco Goya's work. 2019 Book for teaching mythology in art.