Download or read book How Philosophers Saved Myths written by Luc Brisson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luc Brisson explains how the myths of Greece and Rome were transmitted from antiquity to the Renaissance and how philosophers must be awarded the credit for saving these colourful tales from historical annialation.