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The return of Astraea : an astral-imperial myth in Calderón /

In classical mythology Astraea, the goddess of justice, chastity, and truth, was the last of the immortals to leave Earth with the decline of the ages. Her return was to signal the dawn of a new Golden Age. This myth not only survived the Christian Middle Ages but also became a commonplace in the Re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De Armas, Frederick A., 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1986.
Colección:Studies in Romance languages (Lexington, Ky.) ; 32.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; I ASTRAEA RETURNS: GENESIS; II ASTRAEA IN THE SPANISH GOLDEN AGE; III THE PRIESTESS OF JUSTICE AND FORTUNE; IV THE FALLEN VIRGIN; V THE SERPENT STAR; VI THE IMPERIAL AND MYSTICAL EAGLE; VII THE MAIDS OF AUTUMN; VIII EMPIRE WITHOUT END; IX THE MALEFIC ASTRAEA; X ACHILLES AS ASTRAEA; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z