Knossos and the Prophets of Modernism. - GERE, Cathe,
KORTE INHOUD
Cate Gere relates the fascinating story of Evan's excavation and its longterm effects on Western culture.This books 'uncovers how the high priests of modernism - from Freud to Robert Graves to H.D. - were deeply engaged not just with the new discoveries of archaeology but also with a fantasy of ancient Crete - pacifist, sexually free, matriarchal.' (SIMON GOLDHILL).
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2009Uitgever: University of chicago Press287 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0226289532ISBN-13: 9780226289533Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Chicago/London, 2009. X,277p. Cloth wrps.New Titel: Knossos and the Prophets of Modernism. Auteur: GERE, Cathe,
Cate Gere relates the fascinating story of Evan's excavation and its longterm effects on Western culture.This books 'uncovers how the high priests of modernism - from Freud to Robert Graves to H.D. - were deeply engaged not just with the new discoveries of archaeology but also with a fantasy of ancient Crete - pacifist, sexually free, matriarchal.' (SIMON GOLDHILL).
Cate Gere relates the fascinating story of Evan's excavation and its longterm effects on Western culture.This books 'uncovers how the high priests of modernism - from Freud to Robert Graves to H.D. - were deeply engaged not just with the new discoveries of archaeology but also with a fantasy of ancient Crete - pacifist, sexually free, matriarchal.' (SIMON GOLDHILL).
