{"product_id":"9780714875231","title":"Flying Too Close to the Sun: Myths in Art from Classical to Contemporary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first major survey to reveal the ways in which Classical mythology has inspired art throughout the last 2,500 years\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the films of Woody Allen and the Coen Brothers to Margaret Atwood's books and Arcade Fire's songs, Classical Greek and Roman myths continue to be a source of cultural inspiration. The struggles of heroes, both triumphant and tragic, with gods, monsters, and fate, exert a particular grip on our imagination. Visual artists have long expressed and reworked these foundational stories. This is the first book to unite myth-inspired artworks by ancient, modern, and contemporary artists, from Botticelli and Caravaggio to Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phaidon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025222254832,"sku":"9780714875231","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780714875231_p0.jpg?v=1763617974","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780714875231","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}