Literature, Modernism and Myth: Belief and Responsibility in the Twentieth Century

by Michael Bell

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Modernist literature attempted to discover through myth an underlying metaphysic to an increasingly fragmented world. In Literature, Modernism and Myth, Michael Bell examines the relationship among myth, modernism and postmodernism. Bell shows how modernists used myth to emphasize the contingency of all values. This anti-foundational element, Bell claims, enables myth to act as a corrective to the political claims of ideological critique. He shows...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521035341

ISBN13:9780521035347

Release Date:December 2006

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.89 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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