How philosophers saved myths: allegorical interpretation and classical mythology
Auteur :
Brisson, Luc
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226075358
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2004
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.