HUMA 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Parataxis, Stone Age, Theogony
Document Summary
There is more to mythology than false stories. ". People have been studying mythology for almost as long as human beings have been telling stories. Many myths were composed at a time when writing had not been invented or was not widely used for literary purposes. They were later written down, but many originated in oral form with the characteristics of oral composition. To be an effective reader, it is important to note: Characteristics of oral myth (repetition, an abundance of names and titles, and parataxis _ Characteristics of written myth (a literary framework, the author"s goals, and rationalization: the polysemantic essence of the myth: Didactic: the word myth comes from the greek word mythos, that means verbal communication, speech, story, plot. Mythology is the study of myths (different traditional stories or tales orally transmitted from generation to generation) and has been interpreted by some scholars as a product of potential fantasy.
