dc.contributor.advisor | Clayton, Jay | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Wollaeger, Mark | |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, Jesse | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-26T19:37:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-07-26T19:37:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-04-18 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/5121 | |
dc.description | English Department Honors Thesis. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | In my thesis, I analyze the literary theories of Joseph Campbell, Northrop Frye, and Rene Girard for their ability to address political concerns in literature. In the movement from Campbell -- who treated politics with an active disregard -- to Girard -- who has given interviews directly linking his theory of literature with political events such as 9/11 -- I hope to reveal that a theory like Girard's successfully incorporating political concerns is not an invitation to subjectivity, but instead a crucial method of ensuring the theory's adaptability to the ever-changing world in which we live. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.subject | Campbell, Joseph | en_US |
dc.subject | Girard, Rene | en_US |
dc.subject | Frye, Northrup | en_US |
dc.subject | literary theory | en_US |
dc.subject | heroes in literature | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987 -- Criticism and interpretation | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987 -- Political and social views | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Girard, René, 1923- -- Criticism and interpretation | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Girard, René, 1923- -- Political and social views | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Frye, Northrop -- Criticism and interpretation | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Frye, Northrup -- Political and social views | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Heroes in literature | en_US |
dc.title | Campbell, Frye, and Girard: Myths, Heroes & Ritual Violence in Literature | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.college | College of Arts and Science | en_US |
dc.description.department | English Department | en_US |