Mazes and Labyrinths (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A General Account of Their History and DevelopmentBy W. H. Matthews
Length6h 28m
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Mazes and Labyrinths is a learned and engaging survey of one of humanity's most persistent symbolic and recreational forms. Matthews traces the labyrinth from classical myth—above all the Cretan maze of Daedalus and the Minotaur—through Roman mosaics, medieval church pavements, turf mazes, garden designs, and modern puzzle-making. Written in a lucid antiquarian style, the book combines folklore, archaeology, architectural history, and practical description, situating the maze within both ritual tradition and cultivated amusement. W. H. Matthews was an English scholar-antiquary whose interests lay in the meeting point of historical curiosity and material culture. His careful collation of legends, monuments, diagrams, and literary references suggests a writer formed by the late Victorian and Edwardian passion for classification, local history, and the recovery of old customs. The book's breadth reflects an author intent not merely on cataloguing curiosities, but on explaining why the labyrinth has endured. This volume is warmly recommended to readers interested in mythology, garden history, medieval symbolism, puzzles, and the archaeology of popular imagination. It remains valuable because it treats mazes not as trivial entertainments, but as cultural artifacts rich with memory, mystery, and design.
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GenreOther
Length6 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 13, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1G.W.F. HEGEL - Ultimate Collection (Annotated)
2PREFACE
3CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
4CHAPTER II THE EGYPTIAN LABYRINTH (i) Accounts of the Ancient Writers
5CHAPTER III THE EGYPTIAN LABYRINTH (continued) (ii) Accounts of Later Explorers
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6CHAPTER IV THE CRETAN LABYRINTH (i) The Story of Theseus and the Minotaur
7CHAPTER V THE CRETAN LABYRINTH (continued) (ii) The Caverns of Gortyna
8CHAPTER VI THE CRETAN LABYRINTH (continued) (iii) Knossos
9CHAPTER VII THE ETRUSCAN OR ITALIAN LABYRINTH
10CHAPTER VIII THE LABYRINTH IN ANCIENT ART
11CHAPTER IX CHURCH LABYRINTHS
12CHAPTER X TURF LABYRINTHS
13CHAPTER XI TURF LABYRINTHS (continued)
14CHAPTER XII THE ORIGIN OF TURF MAZES
15CHAPTER XIII THE FLORAL LABYRINTH AND THE DWARF-SHRUB MAZE
16CHAPTER XIV THE TOPIARY LABYRINTH, OR HEDGE MAZE
17CHAPTER XV THE TOPIARY LABYRINTH, OR HEDGE MAZE (continued)
18CHAPTER XVI THE TOPIARY LABYRINTH, OR HEDGE MAZE (continued) Latter-day Developments
19CHAPTER XVII STONE LABYRINTHS AND ROCK ENGRAVINGS
20CHAPTER XVIII THE DANCE OR GAME OF TROY
21CHAPTER XIX THE BOWER OF "FAIR ROSAMOND"
22CHAPTER XX MAZE ETYMOLOGY
23CHAPTER XXI LABYRINTH DESIGN AND SOLUTION OF MAZES
24CHAPTER XXII THE LABYRINTH IN LITERATURE
25CHAPTER XXIII MISCELLANEA AND CONCLUSION
26APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MAZES AND LABYRINTHS (TOGETHER WITH NAMES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE FURNISHED THE WRITER WITH FIRST-HAND INFORMATION)
27I. GENERAL
28II. FORM, AND MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES
29III. THE CLASSIC LABYRINTHS
30IV. THE LABYRINTH IN ANCIENT ART
31V. LABYRINTHS IN CHURCHES
32VI. HEDGE MAZES, FLORAL LABYRINTHS, ETC.
33VII. TURF LABYRINTHS
34VIII. STONE LABYRINTHS (For Rock Engravings, see "Miscellaneous")
35IX. THE LABYRINTH IN NON-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
36X. MISCELLANEOUS
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