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'[Kirk] carries out his task intelligently and sensitively and the result is probably the best general account of this diffuse and difficult field ...'. Jack Goody, Antiquity
' ... the range and the humanity of this book are already so impressive that it seems monstrous to ask for more.' Frank Kermore, The Listener
'I found this book extremely rich and rewarding to read. One cannot do justice here to the breadth of its scope, or to the coolness of its critical approach. By his open-minded and undogmatic analysis the author has brought new life to some very old problems. This is an achievement for which one is immensely grateful.' N. J. Richardson, Oxford Magazine
'The modestly expressed findings contrast sharply with some of the confident claims the author examines. Scholarship and the proper use of evidence stand out on every page, and there is a refreshing absence of the jargon which too often clutters this kind of work.' A. C. F. Verity, Greece and Rome
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' ... the range and the humanity of this book are already so impressive that it seems monstrous to ask for more.' Frank Kermore, The Listener
'I found this book extremely rich and rewarding to read. One cannot do justice here to the breadth of its scope, or to the coolness of its critical approach. By his open-minded and undogmatic analysis the author has brought new life to some very old problems. This is an achievement for which one is immensely grateful.' N. J. Richardson, Oxford Magazine
'The modestly expressed findings contrast sharply with some of the confident claims the author examines. Scholarship and the proper use of evidence stand out on every page, and there is a refreshing absence of the jargon which too often clutters this kind of work.' A. C. F. Verity, Greece and Rome
Geoffrey Kirk (1921-2003) held the regius chair in Greek at Cambridge University from 1974 to 1982 and was a major figure in the study of the presocratic philosophers and early Greek epic poetry.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1970
- ISBN 10 0521078350
- ISBN 13 9780521078351
- BindingHardcover
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Myth Its meaning and functions in ancient and other cultures (Sather Classical Lectures, Vol. 40)
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Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press / Cambridge University Press
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