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plural monomyths
(mythology) A cyclical journey or quest undertaken by a mythical hero. quotations
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, page 143