| Description |
xii, 264 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Myth and the modern novel The return to myth -- Distinguishing myths from mythological motifs -- Myths as literary prefigurations -- Historical background -- Non-aesthetic theories -- Myths in drama and myths in fiction -- Towards a methodology: practical considerations -- 2. Terms and distinctions Myth criticism and the meanings of "myth" -- The archetype -- Illustrations -- Categories of mythological fiction -- Mythological allegorizations and levels of generality -- Further distinctions: the number of archetypes, myths and legends, "popular" and "literary" myths -- 3. Approaches to the mythological novel A priori judgments -- Diachronic accounts of mythology in literature -- Motivations for a motif -- Myth, the collective unconscious and the idea of reincarnation -- Mythical imitation -- Mythology as a structural principle -- 4. The unilinear pattern of development Establishing a prefiguration -- Motivating a prefiguration through the plot -- Historical symbolism: Thomas Mann's Doktor Faustus -- The use of a real artist: Hermann Broch's Der Tod des Vergil -- Myth plus amateur psychology: Alberto Moravia's Il disprezzo -- The technique of juxtaposition: John Bowen's A world elsewhere, Hans Erich Nossack's Interview mit dem Tode, Ann Quin's Passages -- 5. Distorted motif-structures Types of patterning -- Fragmentation: Hermann Broch's Die Schuldlosen -- Simultaneous condensation: Michel Butor's L'Emploi du Temps -- Serial condensation: Hans Erich Nossack's Nekyia -- Combined patterns: Macdonald Harris's Trepleff |
| Analysis |
Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism |
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Mythology in literature |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 241-254 |
| Subject |
Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Mythology in literature.
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| LC no. |
71155004 |
| ISBN |
0691062102 |
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