Finding Atlantis.Finding Atlantis Atlantis (ətlăntĭs, ăt–), in Greek legend, large island in the western sea (the Atlantic Ocean). Plato, in his dialogues the Timaeus and the Critias,David King David King may refer to:
Harmony Books c/o The Crown Publishing Group 1745 Broadway, #B1, NY, NY 10019 www.crownpublishing.com 1400047528 $23.00 1-800-726-0600 In 1679 one Olof Rudbeck succeeded in tracing a range of disparate legends to an ancient lost civilization civilization, culture with a relatively high degree of elaboration and technical development. The term civilization also designates that complex of cultural elements that first appeared in human history between 8,000 and 6,000 years ago. which once thrived north of his native Sweden: he'd spend the last thirty years of his life seeking evidence of his theory. Finding Atlantis: A True Story Of Genius, Madness Madness Alcithoe driven mad by Dionysus. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 16] Alcmeon driven mad by the Furies. [Gk. Myth. , And An Extraordinary Quest For Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the A Lost World charts his extraordinary ability to chase down the most diverse clues in his search for the truth. Chapters probe the adventures he had tracing lends of the lost Atlantis, the publication of his 2,500-page history, and his research in uncertain times. Reading at times with the drama of a novel, Finding Atlantis is charged with action and even intrigue--as well as historical accuracy, and remains the only biography of Olof to probe his theories in detail. |
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