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Lost continents; the Atlantis theme in history, science, and literature [by] L. Sprague De Camp.

Summary:

A leading authority examines the facts and fancies behind the Atlantis theme in history, science, and literature. Sources include the classical works from which Plato drew his proposal of the existence of an island continent, Sir Thomas More's Utopia, the Lemurian Continent theory, K.T. Frost's equation of Atlantis with Crete, and many other citations of Atlantis in both famous and lesser-known literature. Related legends are also recounted and refuted, and reports include accounts of actual expeditions searching for the sunken continent and attempts to prove its existence through comparative anatomy and zoology.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0486226689
  • ISBN: 9780486226682
  • Physical Description: 348 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables, maps ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, Dover Publications [1970]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-331).
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface -- The story of Atlantis -- The resurgence of Atlantis -- The land of the lemurs -- The hunting of the cognate -- The Mayan mysteries -- Welsh and other Indians -- The creeping continents -- The silvery kingdom -- The land of heart's desire -- Evening isles fantastical.
Subject:
Lost continents.
Geographical myths.
Atlantis (Legendary place)

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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