Babylon Under Western Eyes : A Study of Allusion and Myth / Andrew Scheil.

Babylon under Western Eyes examines the mythic legacy of ancient Babylon, the Near Eastern city which has served western culture as a metaphor for power, luxury, and exotic magnificence for more than two thousand years.Sifting through the many references to Babylon in biblical, classical, medieval,...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Main Author:	Scheil, Andrew (Author)
Corporate Author:	University of Toronto Press
Other title:	De Gruyter University Press Pilot.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Allusions in literature. European literature > History and criticism. Mythology in literature. Popular culture in literature. Allusions in literature European literature Mythology in literature Popular culture in literature Criticism, interpretation, etc.