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Abstract
Starting with Claude Lévi-Strauss’s evaluation of Richard Wagner as “the undeniable father of the structural analysis of myth,” this paper compares Lévi-Strauss’s myth analysis with Wagner’s myth construction, arguing that each illuminates, clarifies, and potentially enriches the other.
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Claude Lévi-Strauss voyait en Richard Wagner « le père irrécusable de l’analyse structurale des mythes ». Partant de cette évaluation, cet article compare l’analyse des mythes de Lévi-Strauss à la construction des mythes de Wagner, faisant valoir que l’une éclaire, précise et enrichit potentiellement l’autre.
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