The Hero and the Perennial Journey Home in American Film /

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In contemporary America, myths find expression primarily in film. What's more, many of the highest-grossing American movies of the past several decades have been rooted in one of the most fundamental mythic narratives, the hero quest. Why is the hero quest so persistently renewed and retold? In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mackey-Kallis, Susan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2010]
Temas:
Heroes in motion pictures.
Home in motion pictures.
Myth in motion pictures.
Media Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology.
American History.
American Studies.
Cultural Studies.
Film Studies.
Literature.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • PART I: Mythological Criticism
  • 2. The Perennial Journey Home
  • 3. Reframing Homer's Odyssey
  • 4. The Sacred Marriage Quest in American Film
  • 5. The Father Quest in American Film
  • PART II: Mythological Criticism in Sociohistorical Context
  • 6. The Search for Home During the 1930s
  • 7. Modern Challenges in the Home Quest: Reconciling Science and Technology with Humanity and Spirit
  • PART III: Synthesis
  • 8. The Star Wars Trilogy
  • 9. Myth, the Contemporary Moment, and the Future
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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