The anatomy of myth : the art of interpretation from the presocratics to the church fathers / / Michael Herren
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 201.3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Myth |
| Mythology | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 2017. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | '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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The anatomy of myth |
| ISBN: | 0-19-064902-X |
| 0-19-060672-X | |
| 0-19-060671-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910154716903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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