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The Rule of Four: Four Essays on the Principle of Quaternity (Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature Series)

Author: Robert L. Berner
ISBN: 9780820428406
Binding: Hardcover
Year: 1996
Pages: 165
Size: 16 x 24 cm Weight: 385 grams Price: INR 1330.00

Many American Indian cultures define material and spiritual reality in the symbolism of the four seasons and the four directions. The Rule of Four examines the implications of this conception of time and space to suggest a model quaternity which informs the structure of much religious and other thought, as well as patterns of characterization and plot in many mythic and literary narratives. This wide-ranging exploration suggests that an understanding of quaternity as a cultural principle makes possible a less divise definition of a multicultural America than we have seen so far.

Robert L. Berner

Robert L. Berner was educated at the University of Washington (Ph.D., 1960) and was Rosebush Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh and a Fulbright Senior Lecturer at the University of Bergen. He has published articles on a variety of literary subjects and regularly reviews the writing of American Indian authors.