Hero's quest and the cycles of nature, the: an ecological interpretation of world mythology
Auteur :
McCoppin, Rachel S.
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9781476662015
Date de publication :
25 oct. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
331 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This examination of the heroic journey in world mythology casts the protagonist as a personification of nature - a “botanical hero†one might say - who begins the quest in a metaphorical seed-like state, then sprouting into a period of verdant strength. But the hero must face a mythic underworld where he or she contends with mortality and sacrifice-embracing death as a part of life.