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Greek Myths for a Post-Truth World by Yiannis Gabriel is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Cover 1 Halftitle page 2 ALSO AVAILABLE FROM BLOOMSBURY 3 Title page 4 Copyright page 5 Contents 10 Map 12 Acknowledgements 13 Preface 16 Introduction 26 Myths and mythology 30 Myths in post-truth times 35 Instead of conclusion: A last look at Erysichthon 38 1 The Narrative Veil: Truths and Untruths, Facts and Fantasies 42 Stories, fictions and facts 45 Behind the narrative veil: Hoaxes and scams 48 Truth, post-truth and postmodernism 51 The voice of experience and the voice of the expert: Can they speak to each other? 54 Instead of conclusion 55 2 Iphigenia: Escaping from the Shadows 58 Tauris: Land of exile, danger and savagery 60 Iphigenia: Tragic but resourceful, rational and practical heroine 62 Barbarians and exiles 68 The Shadow 71 A short digression: Tauris in a hospital emergency ward 74 Conclusion 78 3 Phaëthon: Flying High before Crashing 84 Phaëthon: Identity troubles and dreams of flying 87 Dreams of flying 90 Identity and choice 91 Helios and the sins of the father 93 The environmental Leviathan 96 Conclusion 100 4 Oedipus and Thebes: Miasma, Contagion and Cleansing 102 Oedipus fathers the Oedipus Complex 107 Miasma and tragedy 113 Miasma: The dynamics of mourning ,de

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Author

Yiannis Gabriel

Publisher

BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC

Published

2024

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Myths & Folklore