num_pages: 365
description: This work provides a comprehensive study of the myth of the descent to the underworld in postmodern literature. It develops a theory of necrotypes - archetypal images consistently evoked by the myth of the nekyia - and applies it to close readings of selected works by major authors of the period.
language: English
title: The Myth of the Descent to the Underworld in Postmodern Literature
titlecomplete: The Myth of the Descent to the Underworld in Postmodern Literature (Studies in Comparative Literature)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr