| Description |
xii, 264 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 241-254. |
| Contents |
1. Myth and the modern novel: 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" -- 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. Unilinear pattern of development: Establishing a prefiguration -- Motivating a prefiguration through the plot -- Historical symbolism: Thomas Mann's Doktor Faustus -- Use of a real artist: Hermann Broch's Der Tod des Vergil -- Myth plus amateur psychology: Alberto Moravia's Il disprezzo -- 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. |
| Subject |
Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Fiction. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Mythology in literature.
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Mythology in literature. |
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Roman -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique. |
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Mythologie dans la littérature. |
| ISBN |
0691062102 |
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9780691062105 |
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