Mythic Thinking in Twentieth-Century Britain

Mythic Thinking in Twentieth-Century Britain
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9781137354976
ISBN-13 : 1137354976
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Book Synopsis Mythic Thinking in Twentieth-Century Britain by : M. Sterenberg

Download or read book Mythic Thinking in Twentieth-Century Britain written by M. Sterenberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A variety of thinkers used the concept of myth to articulate their anxieties about modernity. By telling the story of mythic thinking in Britain from its origins in Victorian social anthropology to its postwar cultural mainstreaming, this book reveals a yearning for transcendence in an age long assumed to be disenchanted.


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