Heroes, Gods, and Myths
Heroes, Gods, and Myths: The Myths That We Create and How They Create Us
Published in Working Papers – a graduate publication of the UPenn Department of Romance Languages [LINK]
Welcome to the third Working Papers roundtable discussion. In this issue, devoted to myths, gods, and heroes, our contributing authors analyze the rewriting of religious myths, the confrontation of conflicting conceptions of nationality and belonging, and the intertextual nexus through which Greco-Roman mythology meets Modernism. To complement their analyses, we asked experienced scholars who have devoted their careers to the study of myth to further interrogate these notions with us.
In the space below, John Ebert, John Izod, and Samuel Brunk give us their definitions of, and thoughts on, myths, religion, and heroes. Read the rest of this entry »
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