Quotes by Jean-Pierre Vernant

About Jean-Pierre Vernant:

Jean-Pierre Vernant was a French historian and anthropologist, specialist in ancient Greece. Influenced by Claude Lévi-Strauss, Vernant developed a structuralist approach to Greek myth, tragedy, and society which would itself be influential among classical scholars. He was an honorary professor at the Collège de France.
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Tragische Schuld verkörpert sich im permanenten Konflikt zwischen der uralten religiösen Vorstellung von der Missetat als einer Beschmutzung, die einer ganzen Rasse anhaftet und unausweichlich von einer Generation auf die nächste vererbt wird [......

Jean-Pierre Vernant

Author Bio

  • NameJean-Pierre Vernant
  • DescriptionFrench historian
  • BornJanuary 4, 1914
  • DiedJanuary 9, 2007
  • CountryFrance; Brazil
  • ProfessionAnthropologist; Historian
  • AwardsCommander Of The Legion Of Honour; Croix De Guerre 1939–1945; Grand Officer Of The National Order Of Merit; Officier Des Arts Et Des Lettres?; Companion Of The Liberation; CNRS Gold Medal