Prometeo : Interpretacion griega de la existencia Humana

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9788496867826
• ISBN10: 849686782X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-07-17
• Publisher: Sexto Piso Editorial

Summary

In this final installment of Karl Kerenyi's tetralogy examining ancient Greek gods and heroes and their myths and cults, the tragic figure of Prometheus comes under the microscope. Through an analysis of ancient Greek depictions of Prometheus as well as an exploration of his portrayal in Romantic poetryincluding that of Goethethe author posits that Prometheus is an archetypal image of human existence, embodying as he does the transformation of suffering into the mystery of sacrifice, and seeks to discover how this primitive story was invested with a universal fate. En esta ultima entrega de la tetralogia de Karl Kerenyi que examina dioses y heroes de la antiguedad griega y sus mitos y cultos, la figura tragica de Prometeo se observa minuciosamente. A traves de un analisis de antiguas representaciones griegas de Prometeo asi como de una exploracion de sus descripciones en la poesia romanticaincluyendo la de Goetheel autor sostiene que Prometeo es una imagen arquetipica de la existencia humana, encarnando la transformacion del sufrimiento al misterio del sacrificio, y busca descubrir como esta historia primitiva fue investida de una fatalidad universal.

Author Biography

Karl Kerènyi was a professor of classical philology and history in the universities of Pécs, Budapest, and Szeged and one of the founders of modern studies in Greek mythology. His studies include Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life, Gods of the Greeks, and Hermes: Guide of Souls.