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Mythology in the Modern Novel: A Study of Prefigurative Techniques
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Mythology in the Modern Novel: A Study of Prefigurative Techniques
Contributors:
By (Author) John J. White
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Other Subjects:
Literary theory
Dewey:
808.83937
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
278
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
567g
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 nationa
