Representations of Endymion and Selene : dominance, objectification, and necrophilia in the transformations of an ancient myth /
"In three core sections focusing on the archaeology of the ancient world, the art of the Renaissance to Baroque periods, and modern art and film, Corradino analyses the visual and literary transformations of the myth of Endymion and Selene, arguing that this myth becomes a valuable tool for und...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2025.
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| Series: | Imagines - Classical receptions in the visual and performing arts.
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| Summary: | "In three core sections focusing on the archaeology of the ancient world, the art of the Renaissance to Baroque periods, and modern art and film, Corradino analyses the visual and literary transformations of the myth of Endymion and Selene, arguing that this myth becomes a valuable tool for understanding the cultural problematization and censorship of female sexuality, as well as the marginalization of alternative forms of male sexuality. This focused study of an ancient myth and its reception provokes new consideration of how myth in general can challenge social norms"-- |
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| Item Description: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Bologna, 2022, under the title: Metamorphoses of Endymion and Selene : dominance, objectification, and necrophilia. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350468573 1350468576 9781350468610 1350468614 |