As an introduction to modern myth, "The Golden Horns" masterfully encompasses a wide circle of historical and literary materials. John Greenway first establishes the theoretical base of his discussion by examining the nature of time in Norse mythic consciousness. After suggesting several ways in which the mythic apprehension of reality conditioned medieval Icelandic narrative, he then elaborates on the dialectical relationship between myth and reason.
Maintaining that myth is neither true nor false but always either expressive or not, the author then traces the origin, rise, and fall of...
As an introduction to modern myth, "The Golden Horns" masterfully encompasses a wide circle of historical and literary materials. John Greenway fir...
