In this concise but wide-ranging study, Luc Brisson describes how the myths of Greece and Rome were transmitted from antiquity to the Renaissance.
About the Author: Luc Brisson is director of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France.
221 Pages
Social Science, Folklore & Mythology
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Book Synopsis
In this concise but wide-ranging study, Luc Brisson describes how the myths of Greece and Rome were transmitted from antiquity to the Renaissance. He argues that philosophy was responsible for saving myth from historical annihilation. Although philosophy was initially critical of myth, mythology was progressively reincorporated into philosophy through allegory. Brisson reveals how philosophers employed allegory and how it enabled myth to take on a number of different interpretive systems throughout the centuries: moral, physical, psychological, political, and even metaphysical. "This wonderful book confirms Brisson's status as one of the major authorities in the field of classical antiquity. Overall, and with this excellent translation, the book is invaluable."--Choice "A compressed overview with moments of great insight. . . . Its strengths lie in the details Brisson is able to work into this brief treatment."--Peter Struck, Journal of Religion
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2006 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice magazine "In his brilliant and lively book, Brisson follows the history of the link between myth and philosophy all the way up to the Renaissance. This wonderful book confirms Brisson''s status as one of the major authorities in the field of classical antiquity. Overall, and with this excellent translation, the book is invaluable."
2006 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice magazine
About the Author
Luc Brisson is director of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France. He is the author of several books, including Plato the Mythmaker, published in English by the University of Chicago Press. Catherine Tihanyi, a research associate at Western Washington University, has translated a number of books for the University of Chicago Press, including Adam Biro's Two Jews on a Train.
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Weight: .68 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 221
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Folklore & Mythology
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Luc Brisson
Language: English
Street Date: March 1, 2008
TCIN: 1008939415
UPC: 9780226075372
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-4039
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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