Chapter Twenty-Four Lecture One
Chapter Twenty-Four Lecture One. Theories of Myth Interpretation. Greek Theories. Greek Theories. Rationalism Xenophanes Allegory Symbolism. Physical Allegory. Physical Allegory. Theagenes Stoics Allegory Etymology. Historical Allegory. Historical Allegory. Euhemerism Palaephatus
Chapter Twenty-Four Lecture One
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Chapter Twenty-FourLecture One Theories of Myth Interpretation
Greek Theories • Rationalism • Xenophanes • Allegory • Symbolism
Physical Allegory • Theagenes • Stoics • Allegory • Etymology
Historical Allegory • Euhemerism • Palaephatus • Disease of language
Moral Allegory • Neoplatonism • Plotinus • Prophyry
Medieval and Renaissance • Allegorical interpretation made pagan myths useful • Or Euhemerism useful to show that pagan myth was idolatry • Fulgentius • Ovid moralisé
Medieval and Renaissance • Botticelli • Marsilio Ficino • Alchemists • Michael Maier, Atalanta fugiens • Homer and the Old Testament
Theories of the Enlightenment • Bernard Fontenelle
Theories of the Enlightenment • Bernard Fontenelle • De l’origine des fables • Giambattista Vico • The three stages of history
