Queen of the Air (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | John Ruskin | ISBN: | 9781411451643 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | April 19, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Ruskin |
| ISBN: | 9781411451643 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | April 19, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
In a unique 1869 take on Greek mythology, the influential Victorian-Edwardian sage considers the myth of the goddess Athena. Ruskin asks us to consider Athena—“in the heavens, the earth, and the heart”—as a vital force in the material world channeled by those leading virtuous lives and also as “the directress of the imagination and will.”
In a unique 1869 take on Greek mythology, the influential Victorian-Edwardian sage considers the myth of the goddess Athena. Ruskin asks us to consider Athena—“in the heavens, the earth, and the heart”—as a vital force in the material world channeled by those leading virtuous lives and also as “the directress of the imagination and will.”
