Doxa, Myth, Metanarrative: Epistemological Status of the Term “Victorianism” in Contemporary Humanities

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The article traces back the diachronic changes of epistemological status of the notion “Victorianism” in contemporary humanities through the set of influential concepts of postmodern philosophy: the concept of metanarrative as described by J.-F. Lyotard, the concept of simulation as interpreted by J. Baudrillard and the concepts of myth and doxa as understood by R. Barthes.

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О. В. Тупахіна

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О. В. Тупахіна (2016). Doxa, Myth, Metanarrative: Epistemological Status of the Term “Victorianism” in Contemporary Humanities. Науковий вісник Міжнародного гуманітарного університету. Серія «Філологія», 24(1), 120-124. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-457311