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L'Atlantide: Petite histoire d'un mythe platonicien

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L’Atlantide Si Platon en a puisé l’inspiration dans la culture de son temps, le mythe de l’Atlantide, inséparable d’une Athènes également imaginaire, est son œuvre propre. Reste que le mythe a connu d’incroyables développements et a littéralement explosé à la Renaissance, notamment après la découverte de l’Amérique, rapidement identifiée au continent perdu. Les nationalistes s’en emparèrent, de l’Espagne à la Suède et de l’Italie à l’Allemagne, singulièrement à l’époque hitlérienne. Les savants y cherchèrent la source de la civilisation. Les personnages de Jules Verne visitèrent ou reconstruisirent la cité engloutie. À travers les interprétations successives et la passion localisatrice qu’a suscitées le récit platonicien, cette enquête passionnante interroge la présence du mythe dans l’histoire. Pierre Vidal-Naquet (1930-2006) Historien, directeur d’études à l’EHESS, il est l’auteur de nombreux ouvrages sur la Grèce ancienne et sur l’histoire contemporaine.

224 pages, Pocket Book

First published February 7, 2005

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Pierre Vidal-Naquet

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Pierre Vidal-Naquet was a French historian who began teaching at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in 1969.
Vidal-Naquet was a specialist in the study of Ancient Greece, but was also interested (and deeply involved) in contemporary history, particularly the Algerian War (1954–62), during which he opposed the use of torture by the French Army, as well as Jewish history. Having participated with Michel Foucault and Jean-Marie Domenach in the founding of the Groupe d'information sur les prisons (GIP), one of the first French new social movements, he criticized negationism. Vidal-Naquet, who never abandoned his fascination with Antiquity, was also a supporter of Middle East peace efforts.

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582 reviews11 followers
September 2, 2019
J'ai trouvé ce livre à la bibliothèque et le titre m'a intriguée. Le contenu est plutôt intéressant, même si c'est très axé philosophie, et moins sur la popularité et l'histoire du mythe, comme je m'y attendais. Il y a tout de même des anecdotes intéressantes !
20 reviews3 followers
January 28, 2010
There is no doubt that the author is a great connoisseur of greek (and other) culture, and indeed throughout the book we can not but admire such erudition.

There are several references, but they are all related to the subject and very useful for further studies on the matter, and I don´t think they spoil the reading, on the contrary. In general, it´s a concise (it´s a relatively small book), straightforward writing. It helped me a lot, as an introductory book, to start my studies on Atlantis.
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1,570 reviews85 followers
January 14, 2016
"Desde os anos de 1950 que se operam impressionantes deslocações da dinâmica do mundo no sentido do Pacífico Norte.(...)Em 1980,pela primeira vez,as trocas dos Estados Unidos com a zona do Pacífico ultrapassaram as efectuadas com a Europa Ocidental.(...)Entre 1973 e 1981,o crescimento destes 'países oficinas' ('tigres asiáticos') e do Japão bateu todos os recordes históricos,com uma taxa anual média de oito por cento (...)A terceira revolução industrial terá sido a primeira a não situar a sua origem na Europa atlântica.O meridiano de Grreenwich deixou de ser o eixo do Mundo"...
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1,030 reviews203 followers
December 17, 2014
Più appassionante dei romanzi e storielle nate sul mito stesso :)
Ben documentato e argomentato.
Ottimo saggio per tutti.
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2 reviews
November 1, 2025
O io sono stupida o il libro è troppo pesante. Assurdo, ma in pochissime pagine nomina una quantità infinita di reference che penso siano impossibili da capire per chi non ne ha mai sentito parlare.
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January 10, 2013
Vidal-Naquet ne croit pas à l'Atlantide, mais nous raconte avec talent l'histoire de ce mythe et des hommes qu'il a fasciné à travers les âges. En refermant le livre on regrette cependant que l'auteur n'ait même pas voulu se pencher sur les possibles origines du mythe, cet immense historien nous aurait peut-être ainsi aidé à continuer à rêver en lisant 20.000 lieues sous les mers.
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May 4, 2016
A historical analysis of Atlantis. I found this book quite interesting. It presents the different works about Atlantis and the different conclusions brought with different eras of history.
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November 18, 2016
Une promenade sympa parmi le paysage de publications sur l'Atlantide. Or le style est très exaspérant.
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