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Crete: A Landscape of the Mind

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"Crete: A Landscape of the Mind" is an historical, cultural, and personal account of the largest of the Greek islands. From the myth of the Minotaur and the archaeology of Knossos, through classical and Byzantine periods, the centuries of Venetian civilization and Turkish occupation, through World War II's extraordinary Battle of Crete, the island has had an absorbing, if violent history. This book covers the full range of that history, as well as the experience of visiting the island today. It is a study of the author's long-standing obsession with Crete, and an attempt to understand its archetypal power. The narrative interweaves the journal of a recent trip to Crete with essays on its mythology, archaeology, history, and contemporary reality, allowing inner and outer worlds to shed light on each other.

Language: English

Pages: 215

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: February 24, 2012

Crete: A Landscape of the Mind

0/5 ( ratings)

"Crete: A Landscape of the Mind" is an historical, cultural, and personal account of the largest of the Greek islands. From the myth of the Minotaur and the archaeology of Knossos, through classical and Byzantine periods, the centuries of Venetian civilization and Turkish occupation, through World War II's extraordinary Battle of Crete, the island has had an absorbing, if violent history. This book covers the full range of that history, as well as the experience of visiting the island today. It is a study of the author's long-standing obsession with Crete, and an attempt to understand its archetypal power. The narrative interweaves the journal of a recent trip to Crete with essays on its mythology, archaeology, history, and contemporary reality, allowing inner and outer worlds to shed light on each other.

Language: English

Pages: 215

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: February 24, 2012

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