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Revision as of 09:31, 31 August 2016
by Jacob Bryant
A New System, or, An Analysis of Ancient Mythology | |
Title page from A New System, or, An Analysis of Ancient Mythology, volume two, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary. | |
Author | Jacob Bryant |
Published | London: Printed for T. Payne, P. Elmsly, B. White, and J. Walter |
Date | 1775-1776 |
Edition | Second |
Language | English |
Volumes | 3 volume set |
Desc. | 4to (30 cm.) |
Location | Shelf A-4 |
A New System, according to its subtitle, was "an attempt … to divest tradition of fable, and to reduce the truth to its original purity;" the actual result was simply a fantastic hodgepodge of spurious etymology (in the manner of Bochart) and riotous imagination.[4] The work opened conversation between world scholars, as several writers publicly opposed Bryant’s ideas and encouraged him to respond through further writing.[5]
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
George Wythe definitely owned this title. A copy of the 1775-1776 edition at the Library of Congress has "a number of manuscript notes and corrections" made by Wythe.[6] Thomas Jefferson listed the title in his inventory of Wythe's Library as Bryant’s Mythology. 3.v. 4to. He sold it to the Library of Congress in 1815. All four of the Wythe Collection sources (Goodwin's pamphlet[7] Dean's Bibliography[8], Brown's Bibliography[9] and George Wythe's Library[10] on LibraryThing) list the 1775-1776 edition of Bryant's Mythology. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in contemporary calf with gilt panelled backstrips and red and green labels.
Images of the library's copy of this book are available on Flickr. View the record for this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
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Read volume three of this book from Google Books.