Vico, Giambattista, 1668-1744

This folder contains correspondence, notes, and drafts of papers pertaining to a meeting of individuals associated with the Institute for Vico Studies. The meeting was to be held in 1975 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Giambattista Vico's ''New Science,'' and Burton Feldman was invited to speak. The topic that Feldman approached was Vico as a bridge between mythology and philosophy.

This folder contains a notebook and notes of Burton Feldman's pertaining to myth, politics, and the notion of kinship. The notebook is filled, largely, with lists of authors that Burton would potentially be referencing. Alongside the notebook are a stack of index cards with notes concerning the concepts the authors discussed. The folder also contains some loose sheets of paper and newspaper clippings that had been in the notebook.

This is the first of two folders containing a transcript of a series of lectures given by Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago about the work of Giambattista Vico. Burton Feldman used this for a paper he later wrote on Giambattista Vico and mythology.

This is the second of two folders containing a transcript of a series of lectures given by Leo Strauss at the University of Chicago about the work of Giambattista Vico. Burton Feldman used this for a paper he later wrote on Giambattista Vico and mythology.

This folder contains Note cards with information on them used for a paper on Giambattista Vico and mythology that was written by Burton Feldman.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Giambattista Vico. This research was not included in the final draft of the book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860.'' The research may have been considered for the book when the scope of the project was larger, or it may have been collected to be used in a potential sequel.

This folder contains a draft of and notes for a paper on Giambattista Vico and mythology that was written by Burton Feldman.