Myth and Literature - Couverture rigide

Righter, William

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1032765461 ISBN 13 : 9781032765464

Editeur : Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

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.

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William Righter

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1032765461
• ISBN 13: 9781032765464
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 142
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