GERMAN

In the Embrace of the Swan: Anglo-German Mythologies in Literature, the Visual Arts and Cultural Theory (Spectrum Literaturwissenschaft Spectrum Literature) (German and English Edition)

By Gorner , Rudiger; Nicholls , Angus

Book information

Year
2010
ISBN
3110209586
Language
german
Format
PDF
Filesize
35 MB (36812630 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
400\405
Topic
Art
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

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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