Open AccessThe Emergence of the Archaic in Margaret Drabble’s the Radiant Way and a Natural Curiosity
Author(s) -
Amalia Mărăşescu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
romanian journal of english studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2286-0428
pISSN - 1584-3734
DOI - 10.2478/v10319-012-0026-7
Subject(s) - mythology , archetype , germanic languages , curiosity , paradise , natural (archaeology) , bestiary , paradise lost , literature , art , art history , history , archaeology , german , psychology , social psychology
Margaret Drabble’s novels are set in contemporary England and deal with contemporary issues, but still contain reminiscences of an archaic mentality. The paper will discuss several such reminiscences, like the myth of the good savage, the nostalgia for the lost paradise or the references to the archetype of the Creation.