Joseph Campbell’s functions of myth in Galway Kinnell’s The book of nightmares

This research paper analyzes the functions of myth in Galway Kinnell’s The book of nightmares mainly utilizing the scholarly contributions of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell. In this analysis, the quester learns about the different functions of myth in the development of individuals as well as their n...

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Autor principal:	Quirós García, Elizabeth
Formato:	Online
Idioma:	spa
Publicado:	Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica 2020
Acceso en línea:	https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/comunicacion/article/view/5556

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spelling	REVCOMUNICACION55562021-01-13T01:05:12Z Joseph Campbell’s functions of myth in Galway Kinnell’s The book of nightmares Quirós García, Elizabeth Literature, Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, Galway Kinnell, myth, ritual, rites of passage. Literature, Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, Galway Kinnell, myth, ritual, rites of passage. Literatura, Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, Galway Kinnell, mito, rituales, ritos de transición. Literatura This research paper analyzes the functions of myth in Galway Kinnell’s The book of nightmares mainly utilizing the scholarly contributions of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell. In this analysis, the quester learns about the different functions of myth in the development of individuals as well as their need to complete cycles in life that will allow them to grow emotionally and psychologically. Kinnell’s use of imagery and unpretentious motifs of everyday living are enthralling; the “dead shoes, in the new light” allow readers to lose their way to find out who they are and what they want. XXI-century Western society has rendered the rites of passage it had previously upheld primitive. In a post-globalized era and a civilization that tends to favor capitalism and consumerism, although individuals encounter rites of passage and myth on a daily basis, they may be perceived as primeval and senseless. The book of nightmares discloses rites, rites of passage, and myths for the reader to discover opportunities of learning to mature in the world Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica 2020-12-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/comunicacion/article/view/5556 10.18845/rc.v29i2-2020.5556 Revista Comunicación; Vol. 29 Núm. 2-2020 (41); 58-76 1659-3820 0379-3974 spa https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/comunicacion/article/view/5556/5262
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description	This research paper analyzes the functions of myth in Galway Kinnell’s The book of nightmares mainly utilizing the scholarly contributions of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell. In this analysis, the quester learns about the different functions of myth in the development of individuals as well as their need to complete cycles in life that will allow them to grow emotionally and psychologically. Kinnell’s use of imagery and unpretentious motifs of everyday living are enthralling; the “dead shoes, in the new light” allow readers to lose their way to find out who they are and what they want. XXI-century Western society has rendered the rites of passage it had previously upheld primitive. In a post-globalized era and a civilization that tends to favor capitalism and consumerism, although individuals encounter rites of passage and myth on a daily basis, they may be perceived as primeval and senseless. The book of nightmares discloses rites, rites of passage, and myths for the reader to discover opportunities of learning to mature in the world
title	Joseph Campbell’s functions of myth in Galway Kinnell’s The book of nightmares
title_short	Joseph Campbell’s functions of myth in Galway Kinnell’s The book of nightmares
title_full	Joseph Campbell’s functions of myth in Galway Kinnell’s The book of nightmares
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Joseph Campbell’s functions of myth in Galway Kinnell’s The book of nightmares

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