@article{oai:ncu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000323, author = {Binford, Paul}, journal = {人間文化研究}, month = {Jun}, note = {What is myth, and how does it affect literature? The word "myth" comes from the Greek "mythos", which means a story passed on from generation to generation in a tribe, culture or nation. Patterns emerge; plotlines, characters, symbolism, rituals and human drama can be seen from pre-historical times to the present in the works of writers, artists, story tellers and in more recent times, movie makers. This paper will first describe some of those common elements and then link them to well known literature. The examples will be taken from the works of Raymond Chandler, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and the Bible.}, pages = {93--101}, title = {Common Mythological Motifs in Literature}, volume = {15}, year = {2011} }