There's a lot of mythology allusions in older writings (Shakespeare, Milton) but I can't seem to find any in more modern texts. Of course, there's always Harry Potter, but I'm getting graded on originality so I shouldn't use those. Any suggestions?
2007-01-07 04:45:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Eugene O'Neil's "Mourning Becomes Electra," modern adaptation of the tragedy of the House of Atreus: Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Electra, and Orestes. Moved from the Trojan War to the Civil War.
2007-01-07 05:31:14 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mythological Allusions In Literature
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There's a lot of mythology allusions in older writings (Shakespeare, Milton) but I can't seem to find any in more modern texts. Of course, there's always Harry Potter, but I'm getting graded on originality so I shouldn't use those. Any suggestions?
2015-08-13 11:53:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I second the recommendation for The Lightning Thief (and its sequel Sea of Monsters) by Rick Riordan. But I'll also add Psyche In A Dress by Francesca Lia Block.
2007-01-07 07:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the medical field you can see the caduceus, used by Hermes or Mercury, as you wish to call him. It has become the symbol of Medicine, in spite of having only one snake whereas the modern symbol shows two snakes.
Sometimes we can see references to Eros ( Cupid ) or Hercules.
The word cyclopean can be used in reference to something huge. Concerning the ocean or sea, we can find references to Neptune ( Poseidon ).
A very wicked woman sometimes is called a harpy
2007-01-07 09:04:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ulysses, by James Joyce.
Till we have faces, by C.S. Lewis (Amor - Psyche myth)
The Ground Beneath Her Feet, by Salman Rushdie (Orpheus/Eurydice myth)
T.S. Eliot - lots of his poems, - just one: Sweeney Among the Nightingales
W. H. Auden - Fall of Icarus ("About suffering they were never wrong...")
If you count song lyrics and want a really modern one: Lyre of Orpheus by Nick Cave
2007-01-07 05:22:46 · answer #6 · answered by AskAsk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check into works by Margaret Atwood. she often makes allusions to mythology. sorry i can't be more specific at the moment, however.
2007-01-07 05:07:10 · answer #7 · answered by jezebelring 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Margaret Atwood has written a feminist version of the Odyssey called "The Penelopiad"
Arthur Camus' work about suicide is called "The Myth of Sissyphus"
2007-01-07 08:38:57 · answer #8 · answered by sassback8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
O Brother Where Art Thou? The movie has sirens, a cyclops, everything you need.
2007-01-07 04:53:56 · answer #9 · answered by susiemama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the lightning thief,and The sea of monsters.
2007-01-07 04:48:08 · answer #10 · answered by dragon fire 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋