Myths of Origins
Literary and Cultural Patterns
Published on 9. May 2024
Book
Hardback
314 pages
978-90-04-69196-4 (ISBN)
Description
The articles in Myths of Origins provide insights into the universality of myths of origins as patterns of literary creation from Antiquity to the present. The essays range from an investigation of the six models of beginnings in Western literature to the workings of modern myths of origins in postcolonial literature and relocate the discussion on myths of origin in a wider context that besides the humanities considers linguistics and the impact of new technologies.
The contributing authors to the volume shed light on issues relating to myths of origins by linking this subject to literary creation and adopting a multidisciplinary approach.
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The contributing authors to the volume shed light on issues relating to myths of origins by linking this subject to literary creation and adopting a multidisciplinary approach.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
458 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-69196-4 (9789004691964)
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Emilia Di Rocco teaches Comparative Literature at the University of Rome "La Sapienza". She has published books and many articles on the rewritings of myth in modernity, including Raccontare il ritorno. Temi e trame della letteratura (il Mulino, 2017).
Chiara Lombardi is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Torino. She has published monographs, translations and many articles on the reception of the Classics from Renaissance to Contemporary Age. ???
Chiara Lombardi is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Torino. She has published monographs, translations and many articles on the reception of the Classics from Renaissance to Contemporary Age. ???
Content
Preface
Notes on Contributors
Principia
??Piero? ?Boitani?????
1?Irrelevant Bodies The Creation of Woman as a Model of Post-natural Creation???
??Silvia? ?Romani?????
2?The Wonder of Creation Robert Holcot's Commentary to the Book of Wisdom???
??Emilia? ?di Rocco?????
3?From Chaos to Light Creation and Re-creation in Michelangelo, Ronsard, and Shakespeare???
??Chiara? ?Lombardi?????
4?Shakespeare's Demiurge New Origins and Old Tricks in? the Tempest
??Cristiano? ?Ragni?????
5?Origins, Authorship, and the Sublime between Late Antique Theory and Renaissance Hexameral Poetry
??Irene? ?Montori?????
6?Shelley's Prometheus Unbound? and the Origins of Creation Fiery ?AE?ther and the Examples of Dante and Lucretius???
??Riccardo? ?Antonangeli?????
7?'The Shade of Mr. Kurtz' Heart of Darkness as (Modern) Myth???
??Riccardo? ?Capoferro?????
8?The Myths of Origin in Hegel and Heidegger
??Paolo Diego? ?Bubbio?????
9?Following the Songlines Myth and Creation in Bruce Chatwin's and Wim Wenders's Works???
??Luigi? ?Marf?e??????
10?A Monstrous Origin Pavese, Hesiod and the Power of Monsters???
??Salvatore? ?Renna?????
11?Mythology in Transmedia Storytelling
??Francesca? ?Medaglia?????
12?'Transparent' Words The Multidimensional 'Myth of Origin' of Naturalness in Ancient Indo-European Languages???
??Marianna? ?Pozza?????
13?The Cave and the Mirage Mythologies of the Origin of the World and Cinema in? Cave of Forgotten Dreams and? Fata Morgana by Werner Herzog???
??Mirko? ?Lino?????
14?'The Story that Gave this Land Its Life' The Legend of Bon Bibi in Amitav Ghosh's Sundarbans Trilogy???
??Elena? ?Spandri?????
Index
Notes on Contributors
Principia
??Piero? ?Boitani?????
1?Irrelevant Bodies The Creation of Woman as a Model of Post-natural Creation???
??Silvia? ?Romani?????
2?The Wonder of Creation Robert Holcot's Commentary to the Book of Wisdom???
??Emilia? ?di Rocco?????
3?From Chaos to Light Creation and Re-creation in Michelangelo, Ronsard, and Shakespeare???
??Chiara? ?Lombardi?????
4?Shakespeare's Demiurge New Origins and Old Tricks in? the Tempest
??Cristiano? ?Ragni?????
5?Origins, Authorship, and the Sublime between Late Antique Theory and Renaissance Hexameral Poetry
??Irene? ?Montori?????
6?Shelley's Prometheus Unbound? and the Origins of Creation Fiery ?AE?ther and the Examples of Dante and Lucretius???
??Riccardo? ?Antonangeli?????
7?'The Shade of Mr. Kurtz' Heart of Darkness as (Modern) Myth???
??Riccardo? ?Capoferro?????
8?The Myths of Origin in Hegel and Heidegger
??Paolo Diego? ?Bubbio?????
9?Following the Songlines Myth and Creation in Bruce Chatwin's and Wim Wenders's Works???
??Luigi? ?Marf?e??????
10?A Monstrous Origin Pavese, Hesiod and the Power of Monsters???
??Salvatore? ?Renna?????
11?Mythology in Transmedia Storytelling
??Francesca? ?Medaglia?????
12?'Transparent' Words The Multidimensional 'Myth of Origin' of Naturalness in Ancient Indo-European Languages???
??Marianna? ?Pozza?????
13?The Cave and the Mirage Mythologies of the Origin of the World and Cinema in? Cave of Forgotten Dreams and? Fata Morgana by Werner Herzog???
??Mirko? ?Lino?????
14?'The Story that Gave this Land Its Life' The Legend of Bon Bibi in Amitav Ghosh's Sundarbans Trilogy???
??Elena? ?Spandri?????
Index