The Mythic Hero's Appearance in the Twelve Seasons of Nature : His Dramatic Action in Literature and Film.

By:

Eriksson, Edward

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (170 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780773418233
0773418237

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mythic Hero's Appearance in the Twelve Seasons of Nature : His Dramatic Action in Literature and Film.DDC classification:

809.38 809.93352 809/.93352

LOC classification:

PN56.5.H45 E75 2012

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Contents:

THE MYTHIC HERO'S APPEARANCE IN THE TWELVE SEASONS OF NATURE: His Dramatic Action in Literature and Film; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Abstract; Foreword; Preface; Chapter One -- The Seasonal Concept: Nature, Time, and Imagination; Chapter Two -- Early Spring: The Hero as Field Commander; Chapter Three -- Mid-Spring: The Hero as Lover; Chapter Four -- Late Spring: The Hero as Reacher-For-The Sky; Chapter Five -- Early Summer: The Hero as Non-Conformist; Chapter Six -- Mid-Summer: The Hero as Warrior; Chapter Seven -- Late Summer: The Hero as Wizard.

Chapter Eight -- Early Autumn: The Hero as New ManChapter Nine -- Mid-Autumn: The Hero as Dueler with Dark Forces; Chapter Ten -- Late Autumn: The Hero as Knight-at-Bay; Chapter Eleven -- Early Winter: The Hero as Exile; Chapter Twelve -- Mid-Winter: The Hero as Grappler with the Beast; Chapter Thirteen -- Later Winter: The Hero as Lost Prince; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: The hero in literature and film is an expression of seasonal occurrence. His behavior exhibits, symbolically, the relationship of the sun to the earth in twelve phases. It begins at the March equinox and proceeds through the natural year. He assumes, then, twelve distinct characterizations. His conflicts and successes reflect the natural conditions of Early Spring, Mid-Spring, Late Spring, and so on. It creates an aesthetic development that primarily converts traditional mythic dynamics (based in agriculture) into story lines. His character in a given season suggests the dynamism of that seaso.

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The hero in literature and film is an expression of seasonal occurrence. His behavior exhibits, symbolically, the relationship of the sun to the earth in twelve phases. It begins at the March equinox and proceeds through the natural year. He assumes, then, twelve distinct characterizations. His conflicts and successes reflect the natural conditions of Early Spring, Mid-Spring, Late Spring, and so on. It creates an aesthetic development that primarily converts traditional mythic dynamics (based in agriculture) into story lines. His character in a given season suggests the dynamism of that seaso.