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In the embrace of the swan : Anglo-German mythologies in literature, the visual arts and cultural theory

By Gorner , Rudiger; Nicholls , Angus James

Book information

Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Year
2010
ISBN
3110209586, 978-3-11-020958-7, 978-3-11-021591-5, 3110215918
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
215 MB (225072110 bytes)
Series
Spectrum Literaturwissenschaft 18
Edition
1
Pages
397\405
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
British. Myth in art. Literature. LITERARY CRITICIComparative literature -- German and English. CompGermanicin literature. Mythology

Description

Myths determine the way cultures understand themselves. The papers in this volume examine culturally specific myths in Britain and the German-speaking world, and compare approaches to the theory of myth, together with the ways in which mythological formations operate in literature, aesthetics and politics - with a focus on the period around 1800. They enquire into the consequences of myth-oriented discourses for the way in which these two cultures understand each other, and in this way make a significant contribution to a more profound approach to intercultural research

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