“Only the Gods are Real”: The Mythopoeic Dimension of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods
This paper aims to address the mythopoeic aspect of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, so as to disclose the elements of American cultural identity embedded in the novel. It is an attempt to analyse its legends, myths, folklore, popular culture figures, intertwined with Old World mythology, assessing thei...
Main Author: | Rață Irina |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-12-01
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Series: | Romanian Journal of English Studies |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2016-0006 |
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