Persephone Rises, 1860-1927: Mythography, Gender, and the Creation of a New Spirituality

Persephone Rises, 1860-1927: Mythography, Gender, and the Creation of a New Spirituality
ISBN-10
0754664554
ISBN-13
9780754664550
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
171
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Author
Margot Kathleen Louis

Description

In the first comprehensive survey of the Persephone myth in English and American literature of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Margot Louis explores the rapid evolution of the goddess from decorative metaphor to the embodiment of a new spirituality. Louis traces Persephone's progress from her origin in ancient myth through poetry and prose of the Romantic, Victorian, and Modernist periods, uncovering how deeply the study of ancient spirituality is entwined with controversies about gender, values, and religion.

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