Mythical Intentions in Modern Literature

by Eric Gould

Book Overview

Eric Gould revises some current assumptions in literary myth criticism, especially Jungian notions of the archetype and myth's immanence in literature that have dominated literary studies for so long. Working from structuralist theories of language, myth, and psyche, he defines myth as part of the symbolic order of language which grows out of the duplicity of the sign. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691064822
• ISBN13: 9780691064826
• Release Date: December 1981
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.8"