'the Anatomy Of Myth' Is A Comprehensive Study Of The Methods Of Interpreting Authoritative Myths From The Presocratic Philosophers To The Neoplatonists And Their Adoption By The Church Fathers. The Paradigm Of The Poets -- What Makes A Work Authoritative? -- Physis Redefining The Gods -- Flirting With Atheism -- Attacking Poetry -- The Beginnings Of Allegory -- Finding History In Myth -- Theos Rediscovering God -- The Growth Of Allegory -- Saving The Poets Without Allegory -- From Allegory To Symbolism -- Greek Exegesis And Judaeo-christian Books -- Reflection. Michael Herren. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 189-197) And Index.