Harold Toliver’s “Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In” Challenges Myths Dividing Modern Civilization

This October, “Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In” by Harold Toliver will be among the thought-provoking titles showcased at The Maple Staple’s booth during the 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair, held from October 15–19 at Hall 5.1, Booth D86. The book invites readers to examine how philosophy, science, and literature together illuminate humanity’s ongoing effort to align belief with reality.

In this work, Toliver explores how enduring misconceptions about world history continue to fuel cultural division, nationalism, and sectarian zealotry. Framing human understanding within the 13.8-billion-year continuum of existence, the book offers a path to reconcile faith with empirical truth. It traces how ancient myths and entrenched ideologies persist in modern life, shaping politics, identity, and the narratives that define civilization.

As a work of natural philosophy, “Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In” bridges disciplines, using scientific consensus to challenge beliefs that conflict with observable reality. It encourages readers to move beyond mythic thinking toward a worldview grounded in shared truth—one that unites rather than divides.

Harold Toliver, professor of English and comparative literature, is widely recognized for his contributions to literary criticism and history. His recent work examines how natural history has reshaped the history of ideas—from the breakthroughs of Copernicus, Galileo, and Francis Bacon to twentieth-century advances in physics, astrophysics, geology, evolutionary biology, and anthropology. Through this perspective, Toliver reexamines long-held assumptions in literature, philosophy, and humanity’s place in the cosmos.

Featuring more than 100 titles across history, science, and fiction, The Maple Staple’s Frankfurt Book Fair showcase highlights the depth and diversity of contemporary thought—including Toliver’s “Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In”. Explore the full collection of featured works on http://themaplestaple.com/frankfurt-2025-book-genres/. For more stories, author spotlights, and literary insights, visit the Fall and Winter 2025 edition of The Maple Staple Magazine at https://themaplestaple.com/the-maplestaple-magazine-issue-7/.

“Mythic Worlds and the One You Can Believe In” is available through major book retailers, including Amazon.

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