1999, ISBN: 0521644607

[EAN: 9780521644600], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 5.0], [PU: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press], XII, 297 p., ill. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780521644600], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 5.0], [PU: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press], XII, 297 p., ill. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Somewhat rubbed, otherwise very good. / Etwas berieben, sonst sehr gut. - Why is it that in some cultures and times, literature, folklore, and art commonly represent death as a man, in others as a woman? Karl S. Guthke shows that these choices, which often contradict the grammatical gender of the word "death" in the language concerned, are neither arbitrary nor accidental. In earlier centuries, the gender of the figure of death contributed to the interpretation of biblical narrative - in particular, whether original sin was that of Adam or Eve; it related to concepts of the devil and also reflected the importance of the classical figure of Thanatos. More recently, death as angel, lover, or bride - whether terrifying or welcome - has carried powerful psychological and social connotations. Tracing the gender of representations of death in art and literature from medieval times to the present day, Guthke offers astonishing new insights into the nature and perception of the Western self in its cultural, intellectual, and literary context. - Karl S. Guthke is Kuno Francke Professor of German Art and Culture at Harvard University. He is the author of a wide range of books on German and West European and English literature and culture, among them Modern Tragicomedy (1966), The Last Frontier (1990), B. Traven: The Life Behind the Legends (1991), Last Words (1992), and Trails in No-Man's Land (1993). ISBN 9780521644600 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 6391, Books<