Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs vs Ἴων: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy, History
Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs
When Jean-Pierre Vernant first published Myth and Thought among the Greeks in 1965, it transformed the field of ancient Greek scholarship, calling forth a new way to think about Greek myth and thought. In eighteen…
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Ἴων
"Im Ion stellt der jugendliche Platon eine Seite des historischen Sokrates dar, die in den Dialogen, die nach dessen Verurteilung und Hinrichtung verfasst sind, nicht mehr zentrales Thema ist. Platon, wie auch andere…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Ἴων is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs.
- Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs has the widest readership — 6 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs | Ἴων | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (6) | — |
Reception
| Mythe et pensée chez les Grecs | Ἴων | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6 | 2 |
| Editions | 12 | 67 |
| Citations | 270 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 10 | — |
| Reading it now | 2 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 9878 |
| Pages | 428 | 41 |