Leverett Butts

Heroes with a Hundred Names

Mythology and Folklore in the Early Fiction of Robert Penn Warren

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

""Author Robert Penn Warren's fiction captures centuries worth of mythology and folklore from all across the globe, from Hebrew, Norse, Roman and Caribbean mythology, to Arthurian legends. This work explores the inspirations and hidden heroes in his works, beginning with his first novel, Night Rider. Extending through his fifth novel, Band of Angels, this work explores the fascinating ways, both blatant and obscure, that Warren incorporates religious practices and ancient legends into his early works."-Provided by publisher"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781476684598
• ISBN-10: 1476684596
• Artikelnr.: 73898529

Autorenporträt

Leverett Butts teaches American literature at the Gainesville campus of the University of North Georgia. He lives in Carrollton, Georgia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface: In Praise of Professor Warren, or Why This Book Is the Way It Is
Chapter One. Robert Penn Warren, Literature, and Mythology
Chapter Two. Percival Munn and the Holy Grail: Night Rider and Arthurian
Myth
Chapter Three. Wandering Jews and Spiritual Cains: Robert Penn Warren's At
Heaven's Gate
Chapter Four. Twilight of the Boss: All the King's Men and Norse Mythology
Chapter Five. When the Bough Breaks: The Golden Bough, World Enough and
Time
Chapter Six. Folks Have to Believe in Something: Band of Angels and Voudoun
Chapter Seven. Warren and the Agrarian Myth
Works Cited
Index