| Atlantis Destroyed Revised Edition Contributor(s): Castleden, Rodney (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415247594 ISBN-13: 9780415247597 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: Plato's legend of Atlantis has become notorious among scholars as the most absurd lie in literature, now, "Atlantis Destroyed" explores how Plato's account can be perceived as historically true. Atlantis has hovered between fable and folk tale, taken as history by some and acknowledged as allegory by others. Now in paperback, this fascinating book theorizes how the tale of Atlantis is not one piece of identifiable proto-history, but several, and that Plato's story was really a parable told to comment on the state of the world in his own times. The author incorporates the latest findings on Knossos (in Crete) and Thera, the two islands long considered the "real" site of Atlantis. In examining Minoan civilization, Castleden discusses the material culture, trade empire and agricultural system, writing and wall paintings, art, religion and society, providing a comprehensive picture of the islands during the Bronze Age. His research demonstrates for the reader parallels between Plato's narrative and Aegean civilization which might indicate the geographical place of Atlantis. Just as Plato's story of a land swallowed up by the sea sought to entertain, improve and exalt, "Atlantis Destroyed" will captivate readers with the telling of how a myth was made. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Body, Mind & Spirit | Unexplained Phenomena |
| Dewey: 001.94 |
| LCCN: 00-045040 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.76 lbs) 240 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Plato's legend of Atlantis has become notorious among scholars as the absurdest lie in literature. Atlantis Destroyed explores the possibility that the account given by Plato is historically true. |