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The Myth of Sisyphus: Renaissance Theories of Human Perfectibility
Elliott M. Simon
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Hardback. Num Pages: 614 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1044.
The myth of Sisyphus symbolizes the archetypal process of becoming without the consolation of absolute achievement. It is a poignant reflection of idealized aspirations and actual limitations of the human condition. It is also a prominent framing text for the interpretation of classical and patristic literature, medieval allegorical and alchemical interpretations of mythology, and humanist philosophical, educational, and utopian ideologies, and erotic and heroic theories of human perfectibility. Sisyphus defines the modalities of human transcendence in classical and Christian terms; he is the personification of the unrequited lover; and he is the embodiment of the aspirant renaissance ... Read more
The myth of Sisyphus symbolizes the archetypal process of becoming without the consolation of absolute achievement. It is a poignant reflection of idealized aspirations and actual limitations of the human condition. It is also a prominent framing text for the interpretation of classical and patristic literature, medieval allegorical and alchemical interpretations of mythology, and humanist philosophical, educational, and utopian ideologies, and erotic and heroic theories of human perfectibility. Sisyphus defines the modalities of human transcendence in classical and Christian terms; he is the personification of the unrequited lover; and he is the embodiment of the aspirant renaissance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
614
Condition
New
Number of Pages
614
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611473483
SKU
V9781611473483
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About Elliott M. Simon
Elliott M. Simon teaches English in the Department of English at the University of Haifa and has taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Oranim College, and as a visiting professor at Northwestern University and at Montaigne University (Bordeaux III).
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