This pioneering work by the influential German classicist Karl
Ottfried M ller (1797 1840) was one of the earliest scholarly books
to address the question of the origins and meaning of the Greek
myths. Published in G ttingen in 1825, it proposes a definition of
'myth' and goes on to suggest how possible sources for myths might
be identified in historical events. M ller discusses how the age of
particular myths might be established, either from the dates of
such events, or from datable references to the myths in literary
sources, and how the original substance of a myth might be
distinguished from later accretions or modifications in poetry and
prose. He also considers the interpretation of myths and their
symbolic functions. M ller concludes with examples of how his
method might be applied to particular cases, and a chapter
comparing his proposals with those of other scholars.
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