Offering a concise and illuminating introduction to the most important areas of myth, this fully updated and revised second edition contains new chapters and student-friendly features. Essential reading for students of any level wanting an introduction to the area.

Laurence Coupe is Senior Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is the author of Kenneth Burke on Myth, Marina Warner and Beat Sound, Beat Vision, and he is the editor of The Green Studies Reader. For further information on this author please see www.laurencecoupe.co.uk

Introduction Part I: Reading Myth 1.Order 2.Chaos 3.Endings Part II Mythic Reading 4.Truth 5.Psyche 6.History 7.Gaia Bibliography