Mythology in the Modern Novel: A Study of Prefigurative Techniques by John J. White

Mythology in the Modern Novel: A Study of Prefigurative Techniques

John J. White

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This book is ideal for readers who enjoy analytical, scholarly explorations of how mythological frameworks shape narratives in modern literature.

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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 But...

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