Beschrijving
Original publisher’s sewn paperback, lettering spine and frontcover, 8vo: 210pp., [viij], 9 contributions, notes, bibliography. Contents: Introduction. 1. Michael Meyer: Insearch for King Arthur: John Steinbeck’s continuing preocupation with the Grail legend. 2. Judith Hepler Arias: The Don Juan Myth: A Girardian perspective. 3. Jacques la Mothe: The Museum of Natural beauties. 4. Robert Singer: Faust in uniform: Klaus Mann’s ‘ Mephisto ‘ and its cinematic adaptation. 5. Rebekah Thacker: The face in the mirror: Literary depictions of Joan of Arc. 6. Guillermo Schmidhuber: Christopher Columbus: Stage Call ! The discoverer as theatrical character. 7. Malcolm Read: The myth of Don Quixote as social practice. 8. Andrew von Hendy: The modernist contribution to the construction of myth. 9. Michael Harney: Mythogenesis of the Modern Super Hero. Very fine copy – as new. Volume 10: Perspectives on Modern Literature.