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Companion to literary myths : heroes and archetypes
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Companion to literary myths : heroes and archetypes

Author: Brunel Pierre.
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This collection of fascination essays explores the nature and influence of myth and mythic figures in the context of literature. Each essay traces the life of a particular myth in fiction, poetry or drama, drawing on legends from all over the world, from prehistory to the modern age. Alphabetically organized, the Companion's entries fall largely into four main areas: the Cosmos, the Psyche, Society, and History/  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Dictionaries
Dictionnaires anglais
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Brunel Pierre.
ISBN: 0415064600 9780415064606
OCLC Number: 26352187
Description: xvi, 1223 p. ; 25 cm.
Other Titles: Dictionnaire des mythes littéraires.
Responsibility: edited by Pierre Brunel ; translated from the French by Wendy Allatson, Judith Hayward, Trista Selous.

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This collection of fascination essays explores the nature and influence of myth and mythic figures in the context of literature. Each essay traces the life of a particular myth in fiction, poetry or drama, drawing on legends from all over the world, from prehistory to the modern age. Alphabetically organized, the Companion's entries fall largely into four main areas: the Cosmos, the Psyche, Society, and History/ Politics.--[book cover]

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