Myth in the Modern Novel
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Liisa Steinby
About this book
Myth in the Modern Novel: Imagining the Absolute posits a twofold thesis. First, although Modernity is regarded as an era dominated by science and rational thought, it has in fact not relinquished the hold of myth, a more "primitive" form of thought which is difficult to reconcile with modern rationality. Second, some of the most important statements as to the reconcilability of myth and Modernity are found in the work of certain prominent novelists. This book offers a close examination of the work of eleven writers from the late eighteenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first, representing German, French, American, Czech and Swedish literature. The analyses of individual novels reveal a variety of intriguing views of myth in Modernity, and offer an insight into the "modernizing" transformations myth has undergone when applied in the modern novel. The study shows the presence of the "subconscious", the mythic layer, in modern western culture and how this has been dealt with in novelistic literature.
Author / Editor information
Liisa Steinby, University of Turku, Finland.
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The quest for myth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part I: Assimilation and Amalgamation: Myth and Modernity
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From Herder to the Early Romantics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Introduction: From naturalism (back) to myth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Tournier: Philosopher, novelist, myth-maker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Torgny Lindgren, a mythopoetic writer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part II: Maintaining the Distinction: Myth or Modernity
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Things fall apart Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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From Joseph to Faust Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Christa Wolf and the Enlightenment tradition of critical thought Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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From myths to scepticism Publicly Available Download PDF |
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The post-metaphysical myth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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