The Poetics of Myth
1st Edition
Published on 21. August 2013
516 pages
978-1-136-74929-2 (ISBN)
Description
'Serious students will savor Meletinsky's rich and complex book. The opening section alone is valuable for its erudite examination of modern theory about myth, with special attention to Levi-Strauss and the structuralists. Meletinsky grasps the essentials of theories he discusses and makes clear distinctions between them Highly recommended for upper division undergraduates, graduate students and teachers/scholars of myth.' - Choice
Reviews / Votes
"Serious students will savor Meletinsky's rich and complex book. The opening section alone is valuable for its erudite examination of modern theory about myth, with special attention to Levi-Strauss and the structuralists. Meletinsky grasps the essentials of theories he discusses and makes clear distinctions between them...Highly recommended for upper division undergraduates, graduate students, and teachers/scholars of myth." -- Choice"The Poetics of Myth merits attention for its claim that myth is always expanding: that stories told may always be retold, that a mythology received may also be renewed, that symbolic world-making is never quite complete." -- Religious Studies Review
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
28,14 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-74929-2 (9781136749292)
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Content
Part 1 Modern Theories of Myth and Approaches to LiteraturePart 2 Part Two the Classic Forms of Myth and Their Expression in Narrative FolklorePart 3 Part Three Mythification in Twentieth-Century Literature;
