Myths and Ancient Stories
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-34684-0 (ISBN)
It makes texts and scholarship from near Eastern, Classical and Celtic disciplines engaging and accessible, and traces narrative meaning through stories from ancient Mesopotamia to the BritishMedieval Period, offering compelling pathways into such writings as The Epic of Gilgamesh, Genesis and Job, The Odyssey, The Mabinogi, The Life of St Cadoc and Sir Orfeo. Looking at each in detail, Myths and Ancient Stories also explores myth through a modern lens, probing at how, in this scientific age, it continues to inspire contemporary film, games and literary works such as those by, Margaret Atwood, Colm Tóibín, Madeleine Miller and Pat Barker.
Impressive in breadth and bringing together a wide range of foundational texts from diverse traditions for the first time, this work is the ideal orientation to the ancient works central to English literary culture, shedding light on the mythological roots of storytelling and narrative.
Kevin Mills is Professor of English Literature at the University of South Wales, UK. He has published widely in the field of literary studies, including three monographs and numerous essays and chapters. Three collections of his poetry have been published by Cinnamon Press. He is course leader for the MPhil in Writing and teaches, amongst other things, on Myth and Narrative.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part one: myth decoded
1. Defining and interpreting myth
2. Myth and science
Part two: myth narrated
Introduction to part two
3. The Epic of Gilgamesh
4. The Book of Genesis
5. The Book of Job
6. The Odyssey
Part three: myth rewritten
7. From myth to romance: The Life of St Cadoc and Sir Orfeo
8. The Four Branches of The Mabinogi
9. Myth today
Glossary
References
| Erscheinungsdatum | 14.05.2024 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-34684-5 / 1350346845 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-34684-0 / 9781350346840 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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