HERO'S QUEST IN NEIL GAIMAN'S “AMERICAN GODS: A NOVEL”

Authors

  • Юлия Павловна Хорошевская Southern Federal University

Abstract

Khoroshevskaya Y.

Keywords: hero, quest, the way of the hero, initiation, deed, magic helpers, shamanism.

The article is devoted to the specific reflection of the heroic myth in modern literature within the framework of mythological convention. The article deals with the structure of the myth of the hero from the viewpoint of myth theorists, and its representation in Neil Gaiman's “American gods: a novel” as an element of its plot.

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Хорошевская, Ю. П. (2013). HERO’S QUEST IN NEIL GAIMAN’S “AMERICAN GODS: A NOVEL”. Proceedings of Southern Federal University. Philology, (4), 25–33. Retrieved from https://philol-journal.sfedu.ru/index.php/sfuphilol/article/view/652

Issue

No. 4 (2013)

Section

LITERATURE STUDY

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