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Mythology in the Modern Novel - A Study of Prefigurative Techniques (Hardcover)
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Mythology in the Modern Novel - A Study of Prefigurative Techniques (Hardcover)
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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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 national literature. Throughout his discussion, Mr.
White delineates carefully his specific subject: the novel in which
mythological motifs are used to prefigure events and
character--Joyce's Ulysses is, of course, the archetypal novel in
this tradition. Setting forth his terms, and making clear his use
of them, Mr. White then analyzes the wide appeal of the
mythological novel for both twentieth-century novelists and
critics: he distinguishes four ways in which modern novelists use
myth and surveys the range of critical literature on the subject.
His concluding chapters are discussions of specific texts in which
he differentiates between novels which have a unilinear parallel
between myth and plot, novels of "juxtaposition" in which chapters
retelling myth parallel modern action, and novels of fusion in
which the action of the modern account synthesizes more than one
mythic prefiguration of mythological motif. Originally published in
1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand
technology to again make available previously out-of-print books
from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press.
These editions preserve the original texts of these important books
while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.
The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase
access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of
books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in
1905.
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