Mythology and fiction. Content of the lecture

Lecture 2.
Mythology and fiction.

Content of the lecture:

Myth and literature. The role of myth in the development of world literature. History of the mythological school, representatives. The "German Mythology" by the Brothers Grimm. Mythological interpretation in Müller's works. Myth and philosophy. Myth and aesthetics. Myth and religion. Myth and myth poetics. The concepts of chaos and space in myth, their role in the structure of fiction. Forms of myth. Myths about nature, man, society, past and future creation, crisis. Myth in Fraser's interpretation.