Myth (The New Critical Idiom) - Softcover

Coupe, Laurence

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9780415134941: Myth (The New Critical Idiom)

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ISBN 10: 0415134943 ISBN 13: 9780415134941

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

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Laurence Coupe offers students a crucial overview of the evolution of 'myth', from the ancient Greek definitions to those of a range of contemporary thinkers. This introductory volume:

provides an introduction to both the theory of myth and the making of myth
explores the uses made of the term 'myth' within the fields of literary criticism, anthropology, cultural studies, feminism, Marxism and psychoanalysis
discusses the association between modernism, postmodernism, myth and history
familiarises the reader with themes such as the dying god, the quest for the grail, the relation between 'chaos' and 'cosmos', and the vision of the end of time
illustrates the relation between myth, culture and literature with discussions of poetry, fiction, film and popular song.

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About the Author:

Laurence Coupe is a senior lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is interested in themes of mythology and ecology in contemporary literature and culture and his publications with Routledge include Kenneth Burke on Myth (2005) and The Green Studies Reader (2000).

Review:

" Myth is the kind of book that one would wish there were more of.." -- Robyn Walker, Literary Research , - Spring-Summer 2000

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