Mythology in the Modern Novel —— A Study of Prefigurative Techniques

----- 现代小说中的神话

ISBN: 9780691620152 出版年：2015 页码：277 White, John J Princeton University Press

J. J. White reexamines the use of myth in fiction in order to bring a new terminological precision into the field. While concentrating on the german novel (mann, broch, and nossack), he discusses the work of alberto moravia, john bowen, michel butor, and macdonald harris as well, in order to show the modern predilection for myth in whatever national literature. Throughout his discussion, mr. White delineates carefully his specific subject: the novel in which mythological motifs are used to prefigure events and character--joyce's ulysses is, of course, the archetypal novel in this tradition. Setting forth his terms, and making clear his use of them, mr. White then analyzes the wide appeal of the mythological novel for both twentieth-century novelists and critics: he distinguishes four ways in which modern novelists use myth and surveys the range of critical literature on the subject.