This is a stimulating and provocative collection of 14 essays on the broad theme announced in the title, and the studies also encompass the broader theme of classical myth and the visual arts
"writ large," as the editors state in the preface. The complex inter-relationship is obviously pervasive and yet, egregiously unexplored--in terms of reasons for its endurance over time and
"the particular frisson that results from myth's translation into myriad visual forms." Fourteen contributions address particular artists and works of art, and particular myths. The book is
elegantly produced and includes a section of color plates as well as numerous b&w photos to support the text. Isabelle Loring Wallace and Jennie Hirsh are contemporary art scholars
affiliated, respectively, with U. of Georgia and the Maryland Institute College of Art. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
