Humaniora Scientia
Vol 6, No 1 (2020): Humaniora Scientia

NORSE MYTHOLOGY IN M.L. KISER’S “TREE OF LIFE”

Octofani, Bertha Praditya (Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala)
Yustisiana, Rr. Arielia (Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Madiun)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Apr 2020

Abstract

This research discussed the depiction of Norse mythology and personification in M.L. Kiser’s“Tree of Life”. The aims of this research were to give a depiction of the Norse mythologyabout tree of life and to analyze the personification dealing with mother nature of Norsemythology in M.L. Kiser’s “Tree of Life”. In finding the data, library research was appliedas the technique of collecting the data. The data consisted of ideas related to Yggdrasil innorse mythology and personification that were depicted in M.L. Kiser’s poem. The theory ofmythology, Norse mythology, Norse legend of the tree of world, humanity, mother andpersonification were applied in this research. Furthermore, the approach that were usedwere mythological approach, ideological approach, archetypal approach, structuralapproach, and formalist approach. The result of this research was the whole stanza tellingthe act of Yggdrasil from the beginning of the world until the world fell into two contradictivesides. Moreover, it also told the act of Yggdrasil as a mother who took care of her children.In conclusion, by analyzing this poem, the researcher knows that Yggdrasil as the tree of lifegave life to all over the creatures.

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humaniora

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Subject

Arts Humanities

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This journal covers some scopes of language study including linguistics, literature, translation as well as English language teaching (ELT). ...