Enlightenment ยท Philosophy of history
The New Science
by Giambattista Vico. A major work by Giambattista Vico exploring history, language, myth; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1725 / 1744
- Origin
- Italy
- Genre
- Philosophy of history
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Giambattista Vico exploring history, language, myth; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.