Review article
Kroetsch’s View of Myth and the Poetics of Out West Triptych
Tanja Cvetković
; Faculty of Philosophy, University of Nis
Abstract
The article focuses on Robert Kroetsch’s view of myth and mythical fragments in his Out West Triptych and essays. One of the leading postmodernists in Canada, Kroetsch insisted on the generative use of myths and stories as well as on the free combination of mythical fragments which can release new meanings. The article points to the significance of place and prairie in Kroetsch's work as well as to the creation of new meaning when a mythical fragment is used in a new Canadian context and the story is told in a different way emphasizing the two important characteristics of myth: generativity and newness.
Keywords
postmodernism; mythical fragment; generativity; prairie experience
Hrčak ID:
260719
URI
Publication date:
22.7.2021.
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