MYTH AS A COGNITIVE STRUCTURE IN FICTION: “THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA” BY C.S. LEWIS

MYTH AS A COGNITIVE STRUCTURE IN FICTION: “THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA” BY C.S. LEWIS

Author:  G.V. Rastorgueva, M.V. Rodina

Affiliation:  Tambov State University named after G.R. Derzhavin

Abstract: 
The article is focused on myth as a complex cognitive structure giving the interpretation of reality on the base of archetypes. We also analyse the problem of interpreting myth and symbol in “The Chronicles of Narnia” by C.S. Lewis.

Keywords:  myth, symbol, archetype, cognitive structure, concept, evaluative worldview