History & Civilization

The Atlantis Story: A Short History of Plato's Myth

Pierre Vidal-Naquet; Janet Lloyd (translator)

Atlantis; reception history; political uses of myth.

Subject matter

Atlantis; reception history; political uses of myth

Culture / tradition

Europe; reception of Greek myth

Publication / composition

Not specified

Edition publication year

2007

Historical figures

Pierre Vidal-Naquet

Historical timeframe

Classical Era (500 BCE–500 CE) · 400 BCE

Plato-era reception through modern times; end not bounded.