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Myths and the Mythmaker R.D.S. Jack

Myths and the Mythmaker By R.D.S. Jack

Myths and the Mythmaker by R.D.S. Jack


Myths and the Mythmaker Summary

Myths and the Mythmaker: A Literary Account of J.M. Barries Formative Years by R.D.S. Jack

J.M. Barries critical reputation is unusually problematic. Originally viewed as a genius to rank with Shaw and Wilde, Barrie soon fell victim to damaging psychological theories about his life and his patriotism. The few critics who have commented on Barrie have colluded with dominant myths about a figure who, like his most famous creation, never grew up, who abandoned Scotland and made light of his own people when serious social analyses of the nations condition were called for, and who scorned the opportunities of University learning when at Edinburgh. Myths and the Mythmaker attempts to challenge these myths and offer a just revaluation of Barries genius. Through closely focused textual analyses, it dispels the popular images of Barrie as escapist writer and immature, mother-fixated artist. It seeks to replace the narrow prose canon on which the Oedipal and Kailyard myths are based with a thorough account of his Victorian apprenticeship. New research into Barries early work and criticism show the enduring influence of his Edinburgh education on his creative writing, his academic articles, and his own complex views on artistic genius.

Myths and the Mythmaker Reviews

As the title suggests, the mode of this monograph is fairly confrontational. [] This analysis of Barries Victorian years and literary apprenticeship [] presents a more strategic, ambitious and self-aware writer. It is, however, also a book laying the ground for further debate. - Glenda Norquay, Liverpool John Moores University, in: Scottish Literary Review, Vol. 40.2, pp. 199-201

About R.D.S. Jack

R.D.S. Jack is Emeritus Professor of Medieval and Scottish Literature at Edinburgh University. He has written widely on Scottish and Comparative literature. His earlier book on Barrie, The Road to the Never Land, has recently been reprinted by Zeticula.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction The Critical Myth Filling the Research Gaps: Beyond Freud and the Kailyard Filling the Textual Gaps I: Kailyard Prose 187790 Filling the Textual Gaps II: Kailyard Drama 187793 The Little Minister To The Never Land and Beyond: A Dramatic Route To The Never Land and Beyond: A Novel Route Approaching the Later Plays Bibliography Index

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GOR013829328
9789042032187
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Myths and the Mythmaker: A Literary Account of J.M. Barries Formative Years by R.D.S. Jack
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Brill
2010-01-01
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