In Myths of Modern Individualism ... an impressive investigation and elucidation in the fields of comparative literature and mythography. Watt's method is remarkably synthetic, combining formal ...

The book has been widely influential, giving rise to timeless literary figures such as Arthur and Merlin, and providing the basis of much European and world literature - the fantasy fiction genre ...

In this volume, Ian Watt examines the myths of Faust, Don Quixote, Don Juan and Robinson Crusoe, as the distinctive products of modern society. He traces the way the original versions of Faust, Don ...

Western Europe and North America Understand the processes underlying the codification of Old Norse mythology and how the literature was interpreted in Christianity Recognize, recall and distinguish ...