1st Edition

Myth and Literature

By William Righter Copyright 1975
142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

Preface 1. The consciousness of myth 2. Myth and interpretation 3. The myth of myth Further reading

Biography

William Righter