Abstract
Max Müller was famous in his time not only for his editions of the Rg Veda and the Sacred Books of the East, but also as the founder of comparative mythology. Emerging from the German scholarly tradition, but developed in the British context, and facing a controversial reception in both countries, Müller’s comparative mythology was often viewed according to prevailing stereotypes about national styles of scholarship. Was Müller’s comparative mythology a representative example, or a betrayal, of German scientific standards? Although Müller himself maintained a decidedly German academic identity, the answers to this question varied according to the commentators. This article examines strategies of national (self)-labelling concerning Max Müller’s work, based on an analysis of his correspondence with Angelo De Gubernatis, his most zealous promoter in Italy.
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