Myth and Literature

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-76546-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 142 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 160 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1975, Myth and Literature considers three points at which the concept of myth has entered modern literary imagination: the use of myth – or atleast their understanding of myth -- as a creative opening by modern writers, its exploration by critics as an interpretive device, and the analogy between certain ‘sense-making’ functions of ‘myth’, ‘fiction’ and literature itself. All three of these roles show the gradual movement from a point of precise demand to a diffuse and variable concept which is more pervasive because less distinct. The paradox of myth is shown to lie in its simultaneity of its corruption with the growth of its power over the modern literary mind. This book will be of interest to students of literature and history.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Righter, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, Märchen, Mythen, Sagen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 1. The consciousness of myth 2. Myth and interpretation 3. The myth of myth Further reading

Über Autor(innen)

William Righter