On The And Myth To Repeat

Retelling myths is a tradition in Western literature,and There have been many great books in history. John Barth' retelling myths is a important part of this tradition. In his several decades practice, he always used kinds of experimental narrative way to retell old myths, so that formed his unique theories about fiction creation. Retelling myth could be Best medicine in his literature creation. In this way, barth released his imagination and get through difficult situations as a professional novelist.It can't be denied that, complicated language and narrative trap make critics regard his fiction as a kind of narcissism. It is difficult to normal readers to understand his fiction that is not his primary goal by no mean.