Myth

Laurence Coupe, Laurence Coupe

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Routledge
09 December 2008

Literary studies: general; Folklore, myths & legends

Series: The New Critical Idiom

From Shakespeare's The Tempest to Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, from Coppola's Apocalypse Now to the Wachowski brothers' The Matrix, writers and film directors have made and remade 'myth'. Laurence Coupe not only offers students a comprehensive overview of the way that the concept of 'myth' has developed, but also shows how mythic themes, structures and symbols have persisted into literature and entertainment of the present day. This introductory volume: illustrates the relation between myth, culture and literature with discussions of poetry, fiction, film and popular song explores 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 demonstrates the growing importance of the green dimension of myth.

Fully updated and revised in this new edition, Myth is a comprehensive introduction to one of the most important and fascinating aspects of cultural narrative, offering both a useful tool to students first approaching the topic and a valuable contribution to the study of myth itself.

By: Laurence Coupe, Laurence Coupe
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9780415442411
ISBN 10: 0415442419
Series: The New Critical Idiom
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 09 December 2008
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laurence Coupe is Senior Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is the author of Kenneth Burke on Myth (Routledge), Marina Warner (Northcote House) and Beat Sound, Beat Vision (MUP), and he is the editor of The Green Studies Reader (Routledge). For further information on this author please see www.laurencecoupe.me.uk.