Reception of the Myth of Minyas’ Daughters in the Novel Frenzy by Percival Everett Cover Image

Recepcja mitu o córkach Minyasa w powieści "Frenzy" Percivala Everetta
Reception of the Myth of Minyas’ Daughters in the Novel Frenzy by Percival Everett

Author(s): Monika Wesołowska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Minyas’ daughters; reception; myth; Dionysus; Percival Everett

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the myth of Minyas’ daughters in the novel “Frenzy” by Percival Everett, a Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has brought forward a new interpretation of that myth in his book. The main theme is the story of god Dionysus based on Euripides’ “Bacchae” to which the author adds other mythes. References to Ovid, Aelian and Antoninus Liberalis can also be found.

  • Issue Year: XXIV/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 197-202
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish