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- catalog abstract "For more than two millennia, the myth of Prometheus has fascinated writers and artists. The complex and resonant story of the rebellious Titan who stole fire from the Olympic gods to bestow it upon humanity has remained the prototypical commentary on tyranny and rebellion. Examining the political core of this myth as presented in the poetic tradition, Linda M. Lewis traces Promethean figures and imagery in the major poetry of Milton, Blake, and Shelley. Although the significance of the myth in Western literature has often been noted, Lewis's study is unique in recognizing an ambiguity in Promethean depictions that persists from Greek drama through the English Romantics. While Prometheus is a benefactor and savior, he also takes the role of sophist and trickster. Lewis convincingly articulates this tension and relates it to the ambiguous political relationship between ruler and subject. Drawing primarily upon Paradise Lost, Lewis shows how Milton's use of Prometheus is significant not only because of Milton's undisputed influence on the Romantics, but also because his Promethean figures reflect the myth in all of its facets, from the traitorous Satan and disobedient Adam to the Son in his salvational role. Blake's responses to Milton and to Dante are closely related to his recasting of the Prometheus myth in his prophetic works, particularly through the revolutions associated with his fiery character Orc. Lewis concludes with a chapter on Shelley, focusing on Prometheus Unbound, but also providing a fascinating look at Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which was subtitled The Modern Prometheus. An afterword extends this insightful analysis of Promethean icons by examining those used by such late eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century women writers as Charlotte and Emily Bronte, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This volume will be of special interest to students and teachers of seventeenth-century studies and English Romantic poetry, in addition to those interested in myth, iconography, and semiotics.".
- catalog contributor b3553187.
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description "1. Aeschylus's Prometheus and Titan Iconography -- 2. Titanism and Dantesque Revolt -- 3. Prometheus as Icon in Milton's Paradise Lost -- 4. Blake's Orc as Promethean Rebel, Los as Promethean Imagination -- 5. Tyrant and Rebel in Shelley's Prometheus Unbound.".
- catalog description "Drawing primarily upon Paradise Lost, Lewis shows how Milton's use of Prometheus is significant not only because of Milton's undisputed influence on the Romantics, but also because his Promethean figures reflect the myth in all of its facets, from the traitorous Satan and disobedient Adam to the Son in his salvational role. Blake's responses to Milton and to Dante are closely related to his recasting of the Prometheus myth in his prophetic works, particularly through the revolutions associated with his fiery character Orc. Lewis concludes with a chapter on Shelley, focusing on Prometheus Unbound, but also providing a fascinating look at Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which was subtitled The Modern Prometheus. An afterword extends this insightful analysis of Promethean icons by examining those used by such late eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century women writers as Charlotte and Emily Bronte, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.".
- catalog description "For more than two millennia, the myth of Prometheus has fascinated writers and artists. The complex and resonant story of the rebellious Titan who stole fire from the Olympic gods to bestow it upon humanity has remained the prototypical commentary on tyranny and rebellion. Examining the political core of this myth as presented in the poetic tradition, Linda M. Lewis traces Promethean figures and imagery in the major poetry of Milton, Blake, and Shelley. Although the significance of the myth in Western literature has often been noted, Lewis's study is unique in recognizing an ambiguity in Promethean depictions that persists from Greek drama through the English Romantics. While Prometheus is a benefactor and savior, he also takes the role of sophist and trickster. Lewis convincingly articulates this tension and relates it to the ambiguous political relationship between ruler and subject.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-214) and index.".
- catalog description "This volume will be of special interest to students and teachers of seventeenth-century studies and English Romantic poetry, in addition to those interested in myth, iconography, and semiotics.".
- catalog extent "xii, 223 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Promethean politics of Milton, Blake, and Shelley.".
- catalog identifier "0826208053 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Promethean politics of Milton, Blake, and Shelley.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Columbia : University of Missouri Press,".
- catalog relation "Promethean politics of Milton, Blake, and Shelley.".
- catalog spatial "England.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "821.009/358 20".
- catalog subject "Aeschylus Influence.".
- catalog subject "Aesthylus Influence.".
- catalog subject "Blake, William, 1757-1827 Knowledge Mythology.".
- catalog subject "Classicism England.".
- catalog subject "English poetry Greek influences.".
- catalog subject "Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.".
- catalog subject "PR508.H5 L49 1992".
- catalog subject "Political poetry, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Politics and literature Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Prometheus (Greek deity) In literature.".
- catalog subject "Prometheus (Greek deity) in literature.".
- catalog subject "Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Prometheus unbound.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Aeschylus's Prometheus and Titan Iconography -- 2. Titanism and Dantesque Revolt -- 3. Prometheus as Icon in Milton's Paradise Lost -- 4. Blake's Orc as Promethean Rebel, Los as Promethean Imagination -- 5. Tyrant and Rebel in Shelley's Prometheus Unbound.".
- catalog title "The Promethean politics of Milton, Blake, and Shelley / Linda M. Lewis.".
- catalog type "text".