Prometheus in the Nineteenth Century
From Myth to Symbol
Caroline Corbeau-Parsons
Click cover to enlarge | Studies In Comparative Literature 25 Legenda 3 June 2013 • 206pp ISBN: 978-1-907975-52-3 (hardback) • RRP £80, $110, €95 On Zeus’ order, Prometheus was chained to Mount Caucasus where, every day, he was to endure his liver being devoured by a bird of prey — his punishment for bringing fire to mankind. Through the impulse of Goethe, his fortune went through radical changes: the Titan, originally perceived as a trickster, was established both as a creator and a rebel freed from guilt, and he became a mask for the Romantic artist. This cross-disciplinary study, encompassing literature, the history of art, and music, examines the constitution of the Prometheus myth and the revolution it underwent in 19th-century Europe. It leads to the Symbolist period — which witnessed the coronation of the Titan as a prism for the total work of art — and aims to re-establish the importance of Prometheus amongst other major Symbolist figures such as Orpheus. Caroline Corbeau-Parsons is Assistant Curator 1850-1915 at Tate Britain. Reviews:
Bibliography entry: Corbeau-Parsons, Caroline, Prometheus in the Nineteenth Century: From Myth to Symbol, Studies In Comparative Literature, 25 (Legenda, 2013) First footnote reference: 35 Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, Prometheus in the Nineteenth Century: From Myth to Symbol, Studies In Comparative Literature, 25 (Legenda, 2013), p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: 37 Corbeau-Parsons, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Bibliography entry: Corbeau-Parsons, Caroline. 2013. Prometheus in the Nineteenth Century: From Myth to Symbol, Studies In Comparative Literature, 25 (Legenda) Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Corbeau-Parsons 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: 35 Corbeau-Parsons 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
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