Hyde’s Deformity: The Literary Myth of the Fallen Protohuman
Drawing from a variety of examples in world literature, this paper exposits a pervasive, diachronic literary motif in which an early human—the mythic protohuman—exists superior to contemporary humans, whose greatness is reflected in physical stature and aesthetic form, and whose eventual spiritual “...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Humanities |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/3/1/59 |