{"product_id":"9781405191142","title":"Critical Quarterly Book Series: Myth and Meaning in Modern Painting","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCritical Quarterly Book Series\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMyth and Meaning in Modern Painting\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gooding, Francis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePainters have always drawn on the classics to find myths and symbols which will answer to contemporary problems. In \u003ci\u003eBlack Light\u003c\/i\u003e, Francis Gooding examines four modern paintings in the light of ancient themes, and illuminates the permanence and power of the mythic imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOpening a new dialogue between modern and ancient, \u003ci\u003eBlack Light\u003c\/i\u003e explores living myth in modern paintings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines four paintings from the Modern tradition in the light of episodes from antique mythology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAs the myths illuminate the paintings, and paintings throw light on the myths, Gooding shows that themes from ancient sources can be seen to resonate in modern representations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces unexpected thematic correspondences across two millennia of literature and art, and finds that wherever meaning is sought through interpretation, myth becomes an indispensable tool of analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn the work of classical authors such as Sophocles and Ovid, Gooding finds mythic elements which are also present in paintings by Manet, Matisse, Richards and Warhol\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2009-06-09\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781405191142\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384084099212,"sku":"9781405191142","price":33.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405191142.jpg?v=1768921240","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405191142","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}