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Autore |
Herren Michael W. |
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Titolo |
The anatomy of myth : the art of interpretation from the presocratics to the church fathers / / Michael Herren |
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New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 |
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0-19-064902-X |
0-19-060672-X |
0-19-060671-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2017. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The paradigm of the poets -- What makes a work authoritative? -- Physis redefining the gods -- Flirting with atheism -- Attacking poetry -- The beginnings of allegory -- Finding history in myth -- Theos rediscovering God -- The growth of allegory -- Saving the poets without allegory -- From allegory to symbolism -- Greek exegesis and Judaeo-Christian books -- Reflection. |
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'The Anatomy of Myth' is a comprehensive study of the methods of interpreting authoritative myths from the Presocratic philosophers to the Neoplatonists and their adoption by the Church Fathers. |
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