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100 _a"Coupe, Laurence"
245 0 _aMyth
260 _aLondon
260 _bRoutledge
260 _c2007
300 _a219p.-
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520 _aLaurence 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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