In the embrace of the swan
Subtitle: Anglo-German mythologies in literature, the visual arts and cultural theory
By: (edited) by Rüdiger Görner, Angus Nicholls.
Contributors: Görner, Rüdiger.; Nicholls, Angus 1972-
Series: Spectrum Literaturwissenschaft -- 18
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter; Walter de Gruyter Inc.; De Gruyter
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9783110209587
Subjects: Literature, Comparative -- German and English; Literature, Comparative -- English and German; Myth in literature; Mythology, Germanic, in literature; Mythology, British; Myth in art
Description: Myths determine the way cultures understand themselves. The papers in this volume examine culturally specific myths in Britain and the German-speaking world, and compare approaches to the theory of myth, together with the ways in which mythological formations operate in literature, aesthetics and politics? with a focus on the period around 1800. They enquire into the consequences of myth-oriented discourses for the way in which these two cultures understand each other, and in this way make a significant contribution to a more profound approach to intercultural research. -- From publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.