| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2008 |
| Event | Refashioning myth: poetic transformations and metamorphoses - University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Duration: 2 Oct 2008 → 3 Oct 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | Refashioning myth |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 2/10/08 → 3/10/08 |
| Other | Ancient poetic texts tell us that the deeds of gods and heroes have long been a central concern of the poet. Recent texts, such as those by Simon Armitage and Don Paterson, would suggest that this tenet holds true for the contemporary poet as much as it did for the ancients. The recent series of mythic rewritings which have appeared under the auspices of The Myths project exemplify how mythic poetry can be self-consciously refashioned for contemporary culture. But how, and why, do age-old mythologies still hold relevance in the twenty-first century? This conference encourages poets and scholars to reassess the role of myth in poetry, to examine and produce poetic engagements with myth. |