Plato the Myth Maker
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The word myth is commonly thought to mean a fictional story, but few know that Plato was the first to use the term muthos in that sense. He also used muthos to describe the practice of making and telling stories, the oral transmission of all that a community keeps in its collective memory. In the first part of Plato the Myth Maker, Luc Brisson reconstructs Plato's multifaceted description of muthos in light of the latter's Atlantis story. The second part of the book contrasts this sense of myth with another form of speech that Plato believed was far superior: the logos of philosophy. Gerard Naddaf's substantial introduction shows the originality and importance both of Brisson's method and of Plato's analysis and places it in the context of contemporary debates over the origin and evolution of the oral tradition.
" Brisson] contrasts muthos with the logos found at the heart of the philosophical reading. He] does an excellent job of analyzing Plato's use of the two speech forms, and the translator's introduction does considerable service in setting the tone."--Library Journal
" Brisson] contrasts muthos with the logos found at the heart of the philosophical reading. He] does an excellent job of analyzing Plato's use of the two speech forms, and the translator's introduction does considerable service in setting the tone."--Library Journal
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0226075184
ISBN13:9780226075181
Release Date:May 1999
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:244 Pages
Weight:1.12 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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