The Poetics of Myth. Volume II

The monograph by the famous Soviet scholar Eleazar Meletinsky, which brought the author worldwide fame.

This fundamental study is dedicated to mythology as a source of artistic imagery and its role in literature. The author examines the structure of myth, mythological... thinking, and the history of the perception of myth in different scientific schools.

Particular attention is paid to how myth "comes to life" in culture, folklore, and 20th-century literature, when writers consciously turn to mythological models and symbols. Meletinsky analyzes the connection between ancient myths and modernist mythologism, showing how mythological thinking transforms into artistic speech.

Volume II includes the sections "Classical Forms of Myth and Their Reflection in Narrative Folklore" and "Mythologism in 20th-Century Literature".

Who this book is for
For those interested in culture, history, philosophy, and psychology.
A classic that every researcher of culture and literature should read.