Project Gutenberg 2014-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 110 Malkin, Arthur Thomas Historical Parallels, vol. 1 (of 3) Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Historical Parallels, vol. 1 (of 3)" by Arthur Thomas Malkin is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work presents a comparative analysis of various historical events and figures, connecting the myths and tales of ancient Greece with similar narratives and themes from other historical periods and regions. It opens with a focus on the early mythic period of Greek history, exploring Greek heroes and their parallels in other cultures. The beginning of the text introduces the reader to the author's approach to historical writing, which emphasizes the relationships and influences between different cultures over time. It contrasts the savage early society of Greece, exemplified through its legendary heroes, with comparable conditions in other regions, such as Scandinavia during its Viking age. Malkin primarily discusses figures like Hercules and Theseus as embodiments of certain virtues, illustrating their narratives against the backdrop of contemporary or mythological equivalents in other times and places, including reflections on the societal conditions that shaped such characters. This opening sets the stage for a broader examination of human nature as depicted in these intertwined historical narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History -- Popular works World history -- Popular works D Text Browsing: History - General 605582 605584 2025-01-19T06:16:44.654130 2023-09-20T12:37:52.597275 text/html text/html 612196 2014-11-22T12:45:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 480249 2014-11-22T12:51:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 519893 2025-01-19T06:16:53.318110 application/epub+zip 523061 2025-01-19T06:16:46.388142 application/epub+zip 262100 2025-01-19T06:16:45.547126 application/epub+zip 686116 2025-01-19T06:16:58.611058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640403 2025-01-19T06:16:52.304101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380966 2022-09-21T13:25:12.745792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514846 2025-01-19T06:16:43.496151 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 515045 2014-11-22T12:44:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 202103 2014-11-22T12:51:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18491 2025-01-19T06:16:58.762054 application/rdf+xml 14506 2025-01-19T06:16:45.648118 image/jpeg 2789 2025-01-19T06:16:45.598122 image/jpeg 487729 2025-01-19T06:16:44.724127 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia