Laocoon: An Essay upon the Limits of Painting and Poetry by Ellen Frothingham, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Laocoon: An Essay upon the Limits of Painting and Poetry

Ellen Frothingham, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

272 pages first pub 1766 (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy poetry reflective slow-paced
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According to Greek mythology, Laocoon was a Trojan priest who, along with his two sons, offended the gods. As punishment, the three were strangled by sea serpents. The discovery in 1506 of an ancient Greek sculpture showing the three figures in th...

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