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 some drafts of introductory chapters for ''The Rise of modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860''. There is also a prospectus and letters to publishers.

This folder is the second of two containing newspaper articles kept by Burton Feldman pertaining to his research into anthropology.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Johann Jakob Bachofen. 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 Émile Durkheim. 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 Mircea Eliade. 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 correspondence and documents from Udo Strutynski, James Clark, and the University of California Press.