Myth and Literature: Contemporary Theory and Practice

by John B. Vickery

Book Overview

"Parts I and II are substantial and useful surveys of cultural and literary theory and its development, and are pretty well packed with suggestive general ideas. But for many readers the twenty-one essays of Part III, dealing with specific and more of less familiar works, may be the most provocative. These studies exemplify mythic criticism in action, in interpretations of a wide variety of authors and works, mainly of prose fiction. . . . This volume...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803252080
• ISBN13: 9780803252080
• Release Date: June 1966
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 391 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"