Baroque Self-Invention and Historical Truth: Hercules at the Crossroads by Christopher Braider

Baroque Self-Invention and Historical Truth: Hercules at the Crossroads

Studies in European Cultural Transition

Christopher Braider

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In his monumental study, Christopher Braider explores the dialectical contest between history and truth that defines the period of cultural transition called the 'baroque'. For example, Annibale Carracci's portrayal of the Stoic legend of Hercules...

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