The Semiotic of Myth: A Critical Study of the Symbol (Advances in Semiotics)

The Semiotic of Myth is a critical study of structuralist and formalist studies of the myth. Using the Charles Peirce's semiotic theory, I develop a concept of transvaluation and apply to narrative structures in myth, and how myths tend to re-evaluate existing cultural values. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 ISBN......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Introduction......Page 13 Part One......Page 29 ONE Peirce's Concept of the Interpretant......Page 31 TWO Peirce and the Structuralists The Interpretant and Its Relation to Language......Page 60 Part Two......Page 71 THREE The Definition of Transvaluation......Page 73 FOUR Transvaluation in Semiosis......Page 86 Part Three......Page 109 FIVE A Critique of the Formalist-Structuralist Analysis of Narration......Page 111 SIX The General Structure of Narration in Myth and Folktale......Page 129 SEVEN Types of Narrative Transvaluations......Page 141 Part Four......Page 155 EIGHT The Structure of Narration and Its Relation to Culture An Analysis of Netsilik Mythology......Page 157 NINE Myth and Culture among the Bororo The Pragmatics of the Myth......Page 176 TEN Transvaluation and Transformation The Question of the Origin of Myth......Page 215 Notes......Page 233 References......Page 237 Name Index......Page 249 Subject Index......Page 257 James Jakób Liszka. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 225-236.