James Joyce’s 'Ulysses' is structured around the 'mythical method.' Who coined this term to describe Joyce’s use of Homeric parallels to organize modern chaos?
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Correct answer: T.S. Eliot, in his review essay
In his review 'Ulysses, Order, and Myth,' Eliot argued that the 'mythical method' was a way of controlling and ordering the 'immense panorama of futility and anarchy' that is contemporary history. He saw Joyce's use of Homeric parallels as a model for modern art.
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