Atlantis: The Antediluvian World is a book published in by Minnesota populist politician Ignatius L. Donnelly. Donnelly considered Plato’s. Ignatius Donnelly . THE IDENTITY OF THE CIVILIZATIONS OF THE OLD WORLD AND THE that the Antediluvian World was none other than Atlantis. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by Project Gutenberg.
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A Modern Revised Edition. While the author assumes more than he should have from “links,” so to speak, between cultures, custom and folklore, and also demonstrates huge gaps in his reasoning, I find his theories compelling. The author does try not to fall into this trap but still has a white bias. Ancient Swiss Vase and Supporter The first half of this book was interesting and better written than the last half. At any rate – a really, really interesting book that gave me a lot more to think about than I expected.
I read another don’t remember the namebut after Plato’s passage it got heavily into crystal magic and sun worship.
Atlantis: the antediluvian world
Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. This work was published before January 1,and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least years ago. Return to Book Page. Anteeiluvian was a journalist and donnely literature major and authored a total of five works on Atlantis. However, if one allows for both of Donnelly’s presumptions, then this book is a worthy exercise and impressive accomplishment for its time of composition.
Too bad this was Donnelly’s only, truly successful work, he’s quite a writer. Not too sure about the banana theory, though.
Jun 24, Brent rated it did not like it. Bronze Knives from Switzerland. I believe that his intention, was to write a “Text Book”, it is hardly objective. Dover Publications; Revised ed. I have chosen to review two titles together primarily because they represent domnelly foundation of modern thought on that mystic island in the sea, Atlantis. Donnelly wrote this as non-fiction.
Collector’s Library of the Unknown 1 – 10 of 19 books. Many of its theories are the source of many modern-day concepts about Atlantis, including these: Celtic Warrior, from Egyptian Monuments A Skull of the Age of Stone, Denmark. Refresh and try again.
Is the memory of this gigantic catastrophe preserved among the traditions of mankind? American Evidence of Intercourse with Europe or Atlantis. Other parts of note was the mythology of Gods across pantheons and showing the same God s with different names across different cultures is central to his argument.
I think we shouldn’t gloss over that. Unfortunately is is written in ahtediluvian dry scientific style devoid of humor, making it tough to slog through. At one point, he actually states categorically that he believes every ‘white’ person in the world is partly ‘black’, as part of his hypothesis that the whole world was once one unified race that later spread in the aftermath of the great deluge.
However, the author does offer his sources throughout and even quotes without resource, that information which would have been considered common knowledge at the time.
The Bronze Age in Europe The research is all atlanhis the ‘s so I’m unable to say if all the quotes are accurate. Think, perhaps most appositively, of qorld future scholars seeking the location of Donjelly More’s Utopia. Bronze Knives from Denmark.
Although, the bulk of Donnelly’s writing weaves Solon’s tale into Plato’s retelling of the tale of Atlantis. He was nominated f U. Genesis contains a History of Atlantis Section of the Treasure-house of Atreus at Mycenae. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Whole sections of the text were removed, while other passages containing questionable information were left intact with no mention or correction.
Given that stories about mythic dinnelly and origins are so common to cultures throughout the world and throughout history, this is quite an assumption indeed. Somewhat dated based upon the exploration of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, but modern science has yet to preclude the possibility of an ancient civilization.
Ancient Vase from the Mounds of the United States I do understand that much of the supposed facts this book is based on are now considered outdated, but even so, it is written in such a pseudo-scientifc manner that is utterly unbearable for anyone with some modern knowledge of geology, mythology and ancie I could merely bear this until page I rated 3 stars because of some of the points lacking, discussed above.
The Purpose of the Book. Qorld Burgh of Moussa, vonnelly the Shetlands Map of Europe, after Cosmos.
This is, quite possibly, the single most referenced book available, and for good reason.