The Atlantis Story : A Short History of Plato's Myth

By (author) Vidal-Naquet, Pierre; Translated by Lloyd, Janet; Foreword by Lloyd, Geoffrey

This is the history of the development through the ages of Plato's "Atlantis" story - the imperialist island state that disappeared in a cataclysm, leaving Athens to survive it...Instead of simply focusing on the various attempts to 'find' Atlantis - all of which are futile for the very good reason that Plato made the island up - the author re-examines the very different uses made of the myth in different contexts and periods. He shows how Plato's myth was reinterpreted in the medieval period and after through conflation with the search for the lost tribes of Israel; how it became involved with the debate about whether Europe should look back to its origins in the Classical or Biblical worlds; how the myth was reinterpreted with a more geographical emphasis following Columbus' discovery of America; and how it was used in the "Enlightenment" to add colour to nationalist attempts to claim antiquity by finding unrecognised origins. Written in a clear and interesting way, Pierre Vidal-Naquet's original ideas rest on deep knowledge supported by primary references and illustrations.

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  • Foreword to the English Edition Introduction 1: In the Beginning was Plato 2: The Atlantis Theme in Antiquity 3: The Return of the Atlantes, 1485-1710 4: The Atlantis of the Enlightenment, 1680-1786 5: The Great Turning-Point, 1786-1841 6: Societies that are Open and those that are Closed 7: Interlude: Notes without Music 8: Water, Earth and Dreams Appendix: Two Articles from 'The Times' of 19 February 1909 Index of Names

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書名 The Atlantis Story : A Short History of Plato's Myth
著作者等 Lloyd, Geoffrey
Lloyd, Janet
Vidal-Naquet, Pierre
書名別名 A Short History of Plato's Myth
出版元 University of Exeter Press
刊行年月 2007.10.01
ページ数 216p
大きさ H216 x W140
ISBN 9780859898058
言語 英語
原文言語 フランス語
出版国 イギリス
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