Plato's Myths

Book Overview

In archaic societies myths were believed to tell true stories - stories about the ultimate origin of reality. For us, on the contrary, the term 'myth' denotes a false belief. Between the archaic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110740407X
• ISBN13: 9781107404076
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"