Cultural genealogy: an essay on early modern myth
Auteur :
Falco, Raphael
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780367175641
Date de publication :
23 janv. 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores the popularization in the Renaissance of the still pervasive myth that later cultures are the hereditary descendants of ancient or older cultures. It shows how the new techne of systematic genealogy facilitated the process of "remythicizing" the ancient authorities.