Orpheus : the myth of the poet / Charles Segal.
This volume surveys the literary treatment of the Orpheus myth as the myth of the essence of poetry - the ability to encounter the fullest possible intensity of beauty and sorrow and to transform them into song. The first half of the book concentrates on the ancient literary tradition, from the myth...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
[1989]
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| Series: | Softshell books
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| Subjects: |
Main Collection
| Call Number: |
PA3015.R5 O827 1989 |
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| Status: | Available Request this item |