Myth in the Modern Novel: Imagining the Absolute

by Liisa Steinby

Myth in the Modern Novel: Imagining the Absolute posits a twofold thesis. First, although Modernity is regarded as an era dominated by science and rational thought, it has in fact not relinquished the hold of myth, a more "primitive" form of thought which is difficult to reconcile with modern rationality. Second, some of the most important statements as to the reconcilability of myth and Modernity are found in the work of certain prominent novelists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111026345
• ISBN13: 9783111026343
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 557 Pages
• Weight: 2.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"