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The Atlantis Story - A Short History of Plato's Myth (Hardcover)
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The Atlantis Story - A Short History of Plato's Myth (Hardcover)
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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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