Few, if any, of the many figures of myth and literature seem to match dragons as the most prolific and mighty beasts of imagination. A brief look into various cultures can show the never-ending fascination that these creatures impress upon the human mind. Variations of dragons can be observed in myths from both East and…
Tag: Epic literature
Myth in Poetry: Hughes
In order to analyse the use of myth by poets after the Second World War it is first necessary to briefly discuss what myth is. Although the word has its root in the Greek word ‘mythos’, which basically translates into ‘story’, there is no precise definition of what it entails (William, 2004 : 12). Wagner…
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