Feldman, Burton

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 documents pertaining to Burton Feldman's relationship with the American Council of Learned Societies.

This folder is the contents of a binder kept by Burton Feldman. The binder was a collection of articles and notes on anthropology with specific attention to themes of religion and theology.

The contents of this folder are from a binder put together by Burton Feldman. The contents are arranged by the theme that Feldman is discussing, and the themes cover a wide range of topics for Feldman's various projects. There is a list of these themes in the first few pages of the binder contents.

This folder is the first of two containing a binder put together by Burton Feldman. The binder contained the bulk of research notes and outlines for the continuation of Feldman and Richardson's ''Rise of Modern Mythology'' book. Feldman wanted to continue the work beyond the year 1860 up until the present.

This folder is the second of two containing a binder put together by Burton Feldman. The binder contained the bulk of research notes and outlines for the continuation of Feldman and Richardson's ''Rise of Modern Mythology'' book. Feldman wanted to continue the work beyond the year 1860 up until the present.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Francis Macdonald Cornford. 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 is the second of two containing Burton Feldman's research on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The research is broad, but has a good deal of focus on Goethe's optics, Faust, and some elements of mythology.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Henri Bergson. 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 Burton Feldman's research on Friedrich Nietzsche. 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.