Social Myths in Literary and Political Texts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4375373 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nurith Gertz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 621 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Poetics Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0333-5372 • E-ISSN: 1527-5507 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1772932 |
| OpenAlex | W2317858085 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article discusses the common ways in which the concept of myth is perceived and shows that the nature and structure of a myth are functions of the system in which it operates. In Mythologies, Barthes defines myth as a three-dimensional pattern (the signifier, the signified, the sign) built on a second-level semiological method. The element that was a sign in the first method is transformed here into a mere signifier by means of which the myth constructs a new system of its own. Barthes calls this system a stolen because it turns the meaning of the first language into a mere form and lends it a new meaning which now appears as absolute and neutral. Barthes considers such a language typical of bourgeois society, enabling it to depict its situation and historical conditions as universal and ahistorical
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| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 2024 (31) |
| Highly cited | No |