Genre: | Social Science |
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Language : | English |
Published: | February 22, 2022 |
Edition: | 2nd |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9781782118909 |
ISBN10: | 178211890X |
Pages: | 176 |
Dimensions: | 5.08 x 7.8 x 0.43 inches |
Weight: | 130.41 g |
As long as we have been human, we have been mythmakers. In A Short History of Myth, Karen Armstrong holds up the mirror of mythology to show us the history of ourselves, and embarks on a journey that begins at a Neanderthal graveside and ends buried in the heart of the modern novel.
Surprising, powerful and profound, A Short History of Myth examines the world's most ancient art form - the making and telling of stories - and why we still need it.
The Myths series brings together some of the world's finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.