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Pandora's Box

- The Changing Aspects of a Mythical Symbol

About Pandora's Box

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 literature and art from Roman times to the present. Originally published in 1962. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691625362
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 200
  • Published:
  • January 28, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 203x254x0 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 15, 2024

Description of Pandora's Box

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 literature and art from Roman times to the present.
Originally published in 1962.
The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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