Margaret and Her Friends by Caroline Wells Healey Dall and Margaret Fuller
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"Margaret and Her Friends" by Caroline Wells Healey Dall and Margaret Fuller is a collection of conversations focused on Grecian mythology and its artistic representations, written in the late 19th century. The book features Margaret Fuller, a prominent Transcendentalist thinker, leading discussions with a notable group that includes Ralph Waldo Emerson and George Ripley as they explore themes of mythology, art, and the philosophical implications of these narratives. This work serves as
a compelling exploration of how mythology interacts with human understanding and artistic expression. The opening of the book sets the stage for these intellectual exchanges, beginning with Margaret's insightful sketch on the origin of mythology, proposing that ancient Greeks borrowed and adapted their gods from other cultures, enhancing them through idealization. As the dialogue unfolds, various participants contribute their thoughts, debating the nature of the gods, the evolution of human consciousness reflected in myths, and the relationship of mythology to both individual and collective experiences. The discussions delve into concepts such as the manifestations of will and beauty in different deities, suggesting that understanding these myths is essential for comprehending larger existential questions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Dall, Caroline Wells Healey, 1822-1912 |
|---|---|
| Author | Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850 |
| LoC No. | 31031272 |
| Title |
Margaret and Her Friends or, Ten conversations with Margaret Fuller upon the mythology of the Greeks and its expression in art, held at the house of the Rev. George Ripley, Bedford Place, Boston, beginning March 1, 1841 |
| Credits |
Produced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism |
| Subject | Mythology, Greek |
| Subject | Mythology, Classical, in art |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 62756 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-62756-4 |
| Release Date | Jul 25, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 646 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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