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Mythological Background in Literature

Mythological Background in Literature. Introduction. What is mythology?. In order to understand the meaning of mythology we need to look at the origin of the word ‘myth.’ Mythos is a Greek word meaning ‘ spoken story ,’ ‘ speech ’ or simply ‘ the plot ’. What is mythology?.

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Mythological Background in Literature

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  1. Mythological Background in Literature Introduction

  2. What is mythology? In order to understand the meaning of mythologywe need to look at the origin of the word ‘myth.’ Mythos is a Greek word meaning ‘spoken story,’ ‘speech’ or simply ‘theplot’

  3. What is mythology? Logos is a Greek word meaning ‘account.’ Logosmeans that the story teller takes personal responsibility for the ‘account.’ This means that they can personally verify the story, as it probably happened to them. Mythostherefore suggests ‘storytelling’ in comparison to logos. This is the basis of the word myth.

  4. Aristotle’s view Aristotle was a famous Greek philosopher, and the student of Plato (who himself was the student of Socrates). Aristotle equated mythos with fiction and saw it as a way of producing catharsis (another Greek word) which means healing/cleansing

  5. Aristotle’s reasoning If Aristotle equated mythos with fictionas a way of producing catharsis, what does this suggest he was saying about the role of mythology within culture?

  6. Influence Greek Mythology has had a profound effect on western thought and literature. Can you think of any examples? We will be looking at this in more details over the coming classes

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