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A Short History of Myth

Karen Armstrong

First published 2005
Publisher Canongate Books
Format Hardcover
Type Nonfiction
Pages 168
ISBN 1841956449

  • Introductory volume in The Myths series of novels or novellas
  • Published 2005-10-21 in 33 countries and 28 languages. The first five volumes of The Myths were all released on Friday of the Frankfurt Book Fair, in their original languages at least. --Wikipedia, contemporary news and reviews (see the series record)
  • Armstrong "relies heavily on the usual suspects—{{a|Mircea Eliade}}, {{a|Joseph Campbell}}, Walter Burkert" (1993–2015); not on "scholars such as {{a|Jack Zipes}} and {{a|Marina Warner}}, and historians ...". --review of 3 vols by Elizabeth Hand, Washington Post 2005-12-25, "The New Muses"

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A Short History of Myth Cover 2005 Canongate U.S. Hardcover Nonfiction Roderick Mills 159
A Short History of Myth Cover 2012 Canongate U.S. eBook Nonfiction Roderick Mills