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How Philosophers Saved Myths – Allegorical Interpretation and Classical Mythology
Luc Brisson
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hardcover. Describes how the myths of Greece and Rome were transmitted from antiquity to the Renaissance. This study 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. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226075358
SKU
KSK0000466
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99-1
About Luc Brisson
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 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 ... Read more
Reviews for How Philosophers Saved Myths – Allegorical Interpretation and Classical Mythology
"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 "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"