Introduction to Myth

by Peter R. Stillman

Book Overview

This not a collection of myths but a study of mythology itself, and a literature anthology as well. It offers a thoughtful explication of the archetypal quest tale, in ways that will make students aware of its universal value in embodying human responses to the universe. Called the "monomyth," the hero tale subsumes within it virtually all the literary themes we know, and this popular text forges connections between myth and literature that any...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086709169X
• ISBN13: 9780867091694
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 15 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Mythology can be interesting!

Introduction to Myth was assigned to me the summer before I took an Advanced Placement English Literature class; I did not hold much hope for Stillman, but once I began reading I was amazed. Stillman forces you to look at all myths differently. I realized my conception of Myth was wrong, and I was using the wrong definition for myth. I read the Aeneid shortly after reding Stillman and it made a lot more sense than t had wehn I read it a few years before. Stillman should be read before reading any classical myth because it helps you understand.