Myth and Thought Among the Greeks

by Jean-Pierre Vernant

Book Overview

A classic work that rereads questions of "muthos" and "logos" in multifaceted contexts.

When Jean-Pierre Vernant first published Myth and Thought among the Greeks in 1965, it transformed the field of ancient Greek scholarship, calling forth a new way to think about Greek myth and thought. In eighteen essays--three of which, along with a new preface, are translated into English for the first time--Vernant freed the subject of ancient...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890951609
• ISBN13: 9781890951603
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Zone Books
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher