The Transfer of the Myth in Poetry as a Literary Genre

Abstract

Myth intrigued researches for ages. Finding its meaning in difrent periods was challenging so it is today. Our research will tend to add more knowledge on the endless field of discovering the main characteristics of myth and the genre where it transfers. In this case the poetry.
This paper will give explenations about the nature of myth and nature of poetry. About the characteristics of each and about the main changes that happen when a myth is transferred into a poetry. There will be explained the main tendencies noticed when myths are transferred into contemporary poetry especially, such as rescemantization, demystification and the tendency of changing the gender of the inspirator.