How to read a myth

Name: How to read a myth
Brand: Humanities Press
SKU: 9781591026402
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Roland Barthes and Mircea Eliade pioneered two contrasting yet equally influential theories of myth. Until now, no one has successfully integrated Barthes'' interpretation of myth as a system of signs and Eliade''s interpretation of myth as a sacred narrative. In this important contribution to the study of myth, philosopher William Marderness proposes a comprehensive theory that accounts for the diverse interpretations of Barthes and Eliade, among others.

Marderness articulates four ways of understanding myth: mythical reading (myth as truth), cultural reading (myth as cultural convention), extra mythical reading (myth as enigma), and mythological reading (myth as artifice). Through this interpretive framework, Marderness explicates portions of the Bible, Virgil''s "Aeneid", Anchee Min''s "Red Azalea", and Julia Alvarez''s "In the Time of the Butterflies". Marderness shows us through diverse contexts how his comprehensive theory enriches our understanding of myth as cultural expression.

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Roland Barthes and Mircea Eliade pioneered two contrasting yet equally influential theories of myth. Until now, no one has successfully integrated Barthes' interpretation of myth as a system of signs and Eliade's interpretation of myth as a sacred narrative. In this important contribution to the study of myth, philosopher William Marderness proposes a comprehensive theory that accounts for the diverse interpretations of Barthes and Eliade, among others.

Marderness articulates four ways of understanding myth: mythical reading (myth as truth), cultural reading (myth as cultural convention), extra mythical reading (myth as enigma), and mythological reading (myth as artifice). Through this interpretive framework, Marderness explicates portions of the Bible, Virgil's "Aeneid", Anchee Min's "Red Azalea", and Julia Alvarez's "In the Time of the Butterflies". Marderness shows us through diverse contexts how his comprehensive theory enriches our understanding of myth as cultural expression.

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Anul publicarii	2008
ISBN	9781591026402
Format coperta	Cartonata
Numar pagini	152
Limba	Engleză
Domeniul	Religie, spiritualitate și esoterism
Autor	William Marderness
De aceeasi editura	Humanities Press
Goodreads	https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=9781591026402
Dimensiuni	height: 220 mm, length: 144 mm, width: 15 mm, weight: 281 g