John J. White Mythology in the Modern Novel (Paperback) Princeton Legacy Library-image

John J. White Mythology in the Modern Novel (Paperback) Princeton Legacy Library

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Subject: Comparative Literature, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, General Item Height: 0.8 in Book Title: Mythology in the Modern Novel Series: Princeton Legacy Library Release Year: 2015 Subject Area: Literary Criticism Item Length: 9.2 in Release Date: 03/08/2015 Publication Name: Mythology in the Modern Novel : a Study of Prefigurative Techniques Genre: Literary Criticism EAN: 9780691620152 Format: Trade Paperback Publisher: Princeton University Press Number of Pages: 278 Pages Type: Textbook Subtitle: A Study of Prefigurative Techniques Language: English Publication Year: 2015 ISBN: 9780691620152 Country of Origin: US gtin13: 9780691620152 Author: John J. White ISBN-10: 0691620156 Item Width: 6.1 in Item Weight: 13 Oz

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Further Details Title: Mythology in the Modern Novel Condition: New Description: J. J. White reexamines the use of myth in fiction in order to bring a new terminological precision into the field. While concentrating on the German novel (Mann, Broch, and Nossack), he discusses the work of Alberto Moravia, John Bowen, Michel Butor, and Macdonald Harris as well, in order to show the modern predilection for myth in whatever national literature. Throughout his discussion, Mr. White delineates carefully his specific subject: the novel in which mythological motifs are used to prefigure events and character--Joyce's Ulysses is, of course, the archetypal novel in this tradition. Setting forth his terms, and making clear his use of them, Mr. White then analyzes the wide appeal of the mythological novel for both twentieth-century novelists and critics: he distinguishes four ways in which modern novelists use myth and surveys the range of critical literature on the subject.His concluding chapters are discussions of specific texts in which he differentiates between novels which have a unilinear parallel between myth and plot, novels of "juxtaposition" in which chapters retelling myth parallel modern action, and novels of fusion in which the action of the modern account synthesizes more than one mythic prefiguration of mythological motif. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Author: John J. White Format: Paperback Subtitle: A Study of Prefigurative Techniques ISBN-10: 0691620156 EAN: 9780691620152 ISBN: 9780691620152 Item Height: 235mm Item Length: 152mm Genre: Literary Criticism Country/Region of Manufacture: US Publisher: Princeton University Press Release Date: 03/08/2015 Item Weight: 369g Series: Princeton Legacy Library Language: English Release Year: 2015 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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