How philosophers saved myths allegorical interpretation and classical mythology - Brisson, Luc.; ebrary, Inc. (Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004)
Muthos and philosophia -- Plato's attitude toward myth -- Aristotle and the beginnings of allegorical exegesis -- Stoics, Epicureans, and the New Academy -- Pythagoreanism and Platonism -- The Neoplatonic Athens school -- Byzantium and the pagan myths -- The Western Middle Ages -- The Renaissance.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-199) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Allegory; Mythology, Classical; Philosophy -- History; Electronic books