Did the Greeks Believe in Their Myths? – An Essay on the Constitutive Imagination

"(Veyne's) present book has some kinship with his sprightly theoretical work "Comment on ecrit l'histoire"; and he declares that its aim was to provoke reflection on the way our conception of truth is built up and changes over the centuries. The style is brilliant and exhilarating. "-Jasper Griffin, "Times Literary Supplement"