Myth from the Ice Age to Mickey Mouse
By: Robert W. Brockway.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Myth; Intellectual life; Popular culture; Civilization, Modern
Description: The author exposes Western mythic thought from Paleolithic times to the present. Myth and mythic thinking did not cease with the rise of science and philosophy during the Enlightenment, but continues to flourish in modern times. The author shows how mythic themes continue to occur in both high culture and popular arts. -- from Back Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-184) and index.