Prometheus

Archetypal Image of Human Existence

By: Carl Kerenyi, Ralph Manheim (Translator)

Write A Review

Paperback | 9 February 1998

At a Glance

Paperback
184 Pages

Edition Type
Revised

Dimensions(cm)
20.3 x 15.2 x 1.27

Paperback

RRP $67.99

$48.40

29%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $12.10 with

or

Aims to ship in 5 to 10 business days

Prometheus the god stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceasingly at his liver, until Herakles freed him. For the Greeks, the myth of Prometheus's release reflected a primordial law of existence and the fate of humankind. Carl Kerenyi examines the story of Prometheus and the very process of mythmaking as a reflection of the archetypal function and seeks to discover how this primitive tale was invested with a universal fatality, first in the Greek imagination, and then in the Western tradition of Romantic poetry. Kerenyi traces the evolving myth from Hesiod and Aeschylus, and in its epic treatment by Goethe and Shelley; he moves on to consider the myth from the perspective of Jungian psychology, as the archetype of human daring signifying the transformation of suffering into the mystery of the sacrifice.

Industry Reviews

"A sterling example of classical scholarship, literary exegesis, and cultural inference... Not only does this book tell us much about man, through his prototypical image, but also much about the Greek civilization which created Prometheus in its image."--Contemporary Psychology

Shipping

	Standard Shipping	Express Shipping
Metro postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Regional postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95
Rural postcodes:	$9.99	$14.95

How to return your order

At Booktopia, we offer hassle-free returns in accordance with our returns policy. If you wish to return an item, please get in touch with Booktopia Customer Care.

Additional postage charges may be applicable.

Defective items

If there is a problem with any of the items received for your order then the Booktopia Customer Care team is ready to assist you.

For more info please visit our Help Centre.

More in Classical Literary Studies

Introduction to Medieval Europe 300-1500

4th Edition

Paperback

RRP $75.99

$66.90

12%
OFF

Discourses and Selected Writings

Penguin Classics

Paperback

RRP $22.99

$20.35

11%
OFF

Mythology

Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition

Hardcover

RRP $49.99

$38.75

22%
OFF

Aristophanes

Wasps

Hardcover

RRP $140.00

$104.90

25%
OFF

Classical Receptions and Impact of Xena

Warrior Princess

Hardcover

RRP $180.00

$132.25

27%
OFF

Strabo : Understanding Classics - Dr Jessica Lightfoot

$55.25

33%
OFF

The Histories

Penguin Classics

Paperback

RRP $24.99

$18.95

24%
OFF

An Independent Study Guide to Reading Greek

2nd Edition

Paperback

RRP $49.95

$44.35

11%
OFF

Weird Medieval Guys

How to Live, Laugh, Love (and Die) in Dark Times

Hardcover

RRP $36.99

$29.75

20%
OFF

If Not, Winter

Fragments Of Sappho

Paperback

RRP $29.99

$24.90

17%
OFF

Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra

Oxford World's Classics

Paperback

RRP $22.95

$17.75

23%
OFF

Inferno

Penguin Classics

Paperback

RRP $14.99

$14.25

Heroines of Olympus

The Women of Greek Mythology

Hardcover

RRP $32.99

$26.95

18%
OFF

The Consolation of Philosophy

Penguin Classics

Paperback

RRP $22.99

$20.35

11%
OFF

Antony and Cleopatra : Cambridge School Shakespeare - William Shakespeare

$19.50

22%
OFF

Acharnians. Knights

"Acharnians", "Knights", "Clouds", "Wasps"

Hardcover

RRP $51.95

$46.90

10%
OFF

The Satires

Oxford World's Classics

Paperback

RRP $23.95

$18.25

24%
OFF

Epic, Novel and the Progress of Antiquity

Classical Inter/Faces

Hardcover

RRP $130.00

$97.75

25%
OFF

Wole Soyinka

Tragic Classicism

Hardcover

RRP $150.00

$111.95

25%
OFF

List of Plates
Introduction
Who Is Goethe's Prometheus?	p. 3
The Titanic, and the Eternity of the Human Race	p. 19
The Prometheus Mythologem in the 'Theogony'	p. 33
Archaic Prometheus Mythology	p. 50
Methodological Intermezzo	p. 63
The World in Possession of Fire	p. 69
The Fire Stealer	p. 77
The 'Prometheus Bound'	p. 83
Prometheus the Knowing One	p. 93
The Promethean Prophecy	p. 107
'Prometheus Delivered'	p. 112
Conclusion after Goethe	p. 129
Abbreviations	p. 134
List of Works Cited	p. 135
Index	p. 145
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Prometheus

Archetypal Image of Human Existence

At a Glance

Paperback

Industry Reviews

Shipping

How to return your order

Defective items

You Can Find This Book In

More in Classical Literary Studies

Introduction to Medieval Europe 300-1500

4th Edition

Discourses and Selected Writings

Penguin Classics

Mythology

Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition

Aristophanes

Wasps

Classical Receptions and Impact of Xena

Warrior Princess

Strabo

Understanding Classics

The Voynich Manuscript

The Histories

Penguin Classics

An Independent Study Guide to Reading Greek

2nd Edition

Weird Medieval Guys

How to Live, Laugh, Love (and Die) in Dark Times

If Not, Winter

Fragments Of Sappho

Antigone; Oedipus the King; Electra

Oxford World's Classics

Inferno

Penguin Classics

Heroines of Olympus

The Women of Greek Mythology

The Consolation of Philosophy

Penguin Classics

Antony and Cleopatra

Cambridge School Shakespeare

Bedtime Story

Acharnians. Knights

"Acharnians", "Knights", "Clouds", "Wasps"

The Satires

Oxford World's Classics

Epic, Novel and the Progress of Antiquity

Classical Inter/Faces

Wole Soyinka

Tragic Classicism

Ilias Latina Introduction, Text, Translation, and Commentary

Introduction, Text, Translation, and Commentary

The Hermeneutics of Distraction in Early Medieval England

Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Volume 64

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy

This product is categorised by