Publication

1982-11-08 - University of California Press

Language

English

Word Count

62,000 words, Guess

Page Count

248 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100520047702
  • ISBN-139780520047709
  • Open LibraryOL7708805M

First Sentence

To modern man, the word 'myth,' while retaining a certain fascination even outside classical circles, has quite an ambivalent appeal: to denounce some opinion or attitude as 'myth' means to reject it as irrational, false, and potentially harmful; at the same time, 'myth' has a nostalgic ring, indicative of some meaningful reality hidden or lost in the depths of the past or of the psyche, which might be resuscitated as an antidote to a present that seems both rational and absurd.

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