monomyth
nounEtymology From mono- + myth. Borrowed by Joseph Campbell from Finnegans Wake.
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Human sciences, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences A cyclical journey or quest undertaken by a mythical hero.
- Most male epics follow Joseph Campbell's monomyth pretty neatly; can we expect Barrett Browning to do the same? Is the monomyth a male construct, the “male-myth” rather than the unified myth that speaks for all, […]2008, E. L. Risden, Heroes, Gods and the Role of Epiphany in English Epic Poetry, McFarland, →ISBN, page 143:
- Derived terms
- monomythic
- Related terms
- Belly of the Whale