On mythic criticism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5797717
AutoresRobert C Rowland (0000-0002-5957-2041, University of Kansas, autor de correspondencia)
Año1990
Volumen41
Número2
Páginas101-116
Fecha de publicación1990-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCommunication Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1051-0974 • E-ISSN: 1745-1035
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10510979009368293
OpenAlexW2085156128
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas17
Referencias citadas34

Recently, a number of critics have applied a mythic perspective to a wide variety of works. While the value of mythic criticism cannot be questioned, the method also may be stretched to include discourse that lacks either the function or the form of traditional myth. Reliance on a narrow formal/functional definition of myth can help critics avoid this problem

Value (mathematics · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Rhetoric and Communication Studies