From Olympus to Camelot: The World of European Mythology

by David A. Leeming

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"From Iceland to India, from prehistoric cave paintings and fertility figurines to such modern-day 'myths' as the invisible hand, the Oedipal conflict and Schrodinger's cat, Leeming's intriguing treatise on comparative mythology covers a lot of ground. Out of this enormous variety of information, Leeming, a professor of comparative literature and author of The World of Myth, discerns a coherent, distinctive European mythical tradition.... His wide-ranging,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195143612

ISBN13:9780195143614

Release Date:July 2003

Publisher:Clarendon Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Related Subjects

Ancient Criticism & Theory English Literature Folklore & Mythology History History & Criticism Humanities Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature

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