Artusroman und Mythos
( Schriften der Internationalen Artusgesellschaft )
Publication series ：Schriften der Internationalen Artusgesellschaft
Author： Friedrich Wolfzettel Cora Dietl Matthias Däumer
Publisher： De Gruyter
Publication year： 2011
E-ISBN: 9783110263503
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9783110262520
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Keyword： Arthurian Literature Middle Ages Myth Narratology Court Literature
Language： GER
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Description
“Arthurian myth” is a frequently used term. But what is a ‘myth’? The current discussion of the term in the field of German studies is here opened up to interdisciplinary consideration. Focusing on Arthurian literature, the volume considers which interpretation of ‘myth’ is appropriate to which phenomena. Both content-related and structural definitions of myth are examined, with particular scrutiny of the mythic substrate in Arthurian romances and the various individual approaches to mythical narrative forms. It becomes clear that no definition of ‘myth’ is possible beyond one pertaining to the individual text.
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