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 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 contains printed ephemera, drafts, and correspondence pertaining to or received from the University of Indiana Press with regard to Burton Feldman and Robert Richardson's book ''The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860''. Some of the letters also discuss the potential for a second volume that would cover mythology from 1860 to the present.

This folder contains correspondence and copies of applications written and filled out by Burton Feldman for membership in the Institute for Advanced Study.

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

This folder contains notes for Burton Feldman's potential project on the idea of modern mythology from 1860 to the present.

This folder contains notes and outlines for Burton Feldman and Robert D. Richardson's project ''The Rise of Modern Mythology.'' A good portion of these notes are devoted to the ideas of myth in the years following 1870, a span of time which the final book did not actually cover.

This folder contains Burton Feldman's research on Adolf Bastian. 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 Andrew Lang. 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.