Theorists of Myth

The Poetics of Myth

1st Edition

By Eleazar M. Meletinsky
July 27, 2000

'Serious students will savor Meletinsky's rich and complex book. The opening section alone is valuable for its erudite examination of modern theory about myth, with special attention to Levi-Strauss and the structuralists. Meletinsky grasps the essentials of theories he discusses and makes clear ...