Gertrude Rachel Levy

Gertrude Rachel Levy (1884-1966) was an author writing on comparative mythology, matriarchy, epic poetry and archaeology. Her division of epic poems into three types (creation, battle and quest) is often cited. Eleazar M. Meletinsky (The Poetics of Myth, English translation p. 74) writes ... the monumental epics of agrarian civilizations undoubtedly use models linked to seasonal rites [...] On this point, Levy's work is interesting, despite its exaggerations, and goes beyond Murray's pioneering efforts.

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