The metamorphoses of myth in fiction since 1960 / Kathryn Hume.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hume, Kathryn, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Myth in literature.

Mythology in literature.

Metamorphosis in literature.

Meaning (Philosophy) in literature.

Fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Fiction.

Fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

English fiction--English-speaking countries--History and criticism.

English fiction.

English-speaking countries.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xii, 192 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Explores the functions of mythology in contemporary high and popular literature, charting how it reacts with our science-oriented and postmodern culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Prolegomenon: Myth as a Tool in the Artist's Toolbox

Multiple Selves and Egyptian Mythology: Mailer, Burroughs, Reed, Zelazny

Mythological Worlds and Death: Acker, Gibson, Gaiman, Byatt, Kennedy, Pynchon, Morrow

Orpheus and Eurydice: Variations on a Theme: Delany, Hospital, Phillips, Hoban, Gaiman, Powers, and others

Invented Myth: The Problem of Power: Acker, Barthelme, Hoban, Moore, Calvino, and Gaiman

Situational Myth: Posthuman Metamorphoses: McIntyre, McCaffrey, Simmons, Doctorow, Piercy, Stross, Rucker, Tidhar

The Contemporary Functions of Myth as Artistic Tool: Pynchon, Arthurian stories, Faber, Pullman, Morrow, Ducornet, Marcus, Atwood, Vonnegut, Naylor, Morrison, Silko, Östergren, Winterson, Grossman, Rucker

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hume, Kathryn, The metamorphoses of myth in fiction since 1960

ISBN:

9781501359873

1501359878

OCLC:

1110446154