The Story of Myth

by Sarah Iles Johnston

Greek myths have long been admired as beautiful, thrilling stories but dismissed as serious objects of belief. For centuries scholars have held that Greek epics, tragedies, and the other compelling works handed down to us obscure the "real" myths that supposedly inspired them. Instead of joining in this pursuit of hidden meanings, Sarah Iles Johnston argues that the very nature of myths as stories--as gripping tales starring vivid characters--enabled...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674185072
• ISBN13: 9780674185074
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.4"