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Babylon under western eyes : a study of allusion and myth /

"Babylon under Western Eyes examines the mythic legacy of ancient Babylon, the Near Eastern city which has served western culture as a metaphor for power, luxury, and exotic magnificence for more than two thousand years. Sifting through the many references to Babylon in biblical, classical, med...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scheil, Andrew P., 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Babylon as Political Metaphor. Chapter One: The Political Image of Babylon in Antiquity
  • Chapter Two: Political Babylon in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
  • Chapter Three: Political Babylon from the Great Schism to the Present
  • Part II: Babylon as Degenerate Archetype. Chapter Four: The Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy: The Cursed Race
  • Chapter Five: The Post-Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy and the Cursed Race Archetype
  • Part III: Babylon as Sublime Topos. Chapter Six: City of Ruins
  • Chapter Seven: Babylon and the Coordinates of Romance
  • Conclusion.