Pandora's Box: The Changing Aspects of a Mythical Symbol

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Pandora's Box: The Changing Aspects of a Mythical Symbol
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dora Panofsky
By (author) Erwin Panofsky
SeriesBollingen Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:200
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 203
ISBN/Barcode 9780691625362
ClassificationsDewey:305.40938
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 29 January 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

Pandora waas the "pagan Eve," and she is one of the rare mythological figures to have retained vitality up to our day. Glorified by Calderon, Voltaire, and Goethe, she is familiar to all of us, and "Pandora's box" is a household word. In this classic study Dora and Erwin Panofsky trace the history of Pandora and of Pandora's box in European literat