{"product_id":"9780415442848-myth","title":"Myth","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering a concise and illuminating introduction to the most important areas of myth, this fully updated and revised second edition contains new chapters and student-friendly features. Essential reading for students of any level wanting an introduction to the area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurence Coupe offers students a comprehensive overview of the development of myth, showing how mythic themes, structures and symbols persist in literature and entertainment today. This introductory volume:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eillustrates the relation between myth, culture and literature with discussions of poetry, fiction, film and popular song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexplores uses made of the term ‘myth’ within the fields of literary criticism, anthropology, cultural studies, feminism, Marxism and psychoanalysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscusses the association between modernism, postmodernism, myth and history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efamiliarizes the reader with themes such as the dying god, the quest for the Grail, the relation between ‘chaos’ and ‘cosmos’, and the vision of the end of time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edemonstrates the growing importance of the green dimension of myth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFully updated and revised in this new edition, \u003cem\u003eMyth\u003c\/em\u003e is both a concise introduction and a useful tool to students first approaching the topic, while also a valuable contribution to the study of myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40904797651041,"sku":"9780415442848","price":28.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28636388.jpg?v=1760339977","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780415442848-myth","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}