Atlantis - The Lost Empire by Kamran Faqir Paperback Book

Description: Atlantis - The Lost Empire by Kamran Faqir Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Throughout history, explorers, scientists, adventurists, archaeologists set out to discover the mystical island of Atlantis, "island of Atlas") is believed to be a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Platos works Timaeus and Critias. It represents the antagonist naval power that besieges "Ancient Athens", the pseudo-historic embodiment of Platos ideal state in The Republic. Despite its minor importance in Platos work, the Atlantis story has considerably impacted literature. The allegorical aspect of Atlantis was taken up in utopian works of several Renaissance writers, such as Francis Bacons New Atlantis and Thomas Mores Utopia. On the other hand, nineteenth-century amateur scholars misinterpreted Platos narrative as a historical tradition, most famously Ignatius L. Donnelly in his Atlantis: The Antediluvian World. Platos vague indications of the time of the events (more than 9,000 years before his time) and the alleged location of Atlantis ("beyond the Pillars of Hercules") gave rise to much pseudoscientific speculation. Consequently, Atlantis has become a byword for all supposed advanced prehistoric lost civilisations and inspires contemporary fiction, from comic books to films. While present-day philologists and classicists agree on the storys fictional character, there is still debate on what served as its inspiration. Plato is known to have freely borrowed some of his allegories and metaphors from older traditions, as he did, for instance, with the story of Gyges. This led a number of scholars to investigate possible inspiration of Atlantis from Egyptian records of the Thera eruption, the Sea Peoples invasion, or the Trojan War. Others have rejected this chain of tradition as implausible and insist that Plato created an entirely fictional account, drawing loose inspiration from contemporary events such as Sicilys failed Athenian invasion in 415-413 B.C. or the destruction of Helike in 373 B.C. Details ISBN 1471666867 ISBN-13 9781471666865 Title Atlantis - The Lost Empire Author Kamran Faqir Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 172 Publisher Lulu Press Inc GE_Item_ID:158327842; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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