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Literature and film as modern mythology /
Novels and films record and codify the cultural experiences of people. This book explores the relationship between contemporary literature and film over the past 50 years and the ancient myths of Judeo-Christian, Greek, Celtic, and Eastern origin.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1. Journey begins
- ch. 1. In the beginning
- ch. 2. Reading the novel and the film
- pt. 2. Knights and heroes
- ch. 3. Hope springs eternal
- "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank redemption" by Stephen King
- ch. 4. Search for laughter
- One flew over the cuckoo's nest by Ken Kesey
- ch. 5. Romantic heroes never die
- Shane by Jack Schaefer
- pt. 3. Rites of passage
- ch. 6. Return to matriarchy
- Color purple by Alice Walker
- ch. 7. Finding yourself in a lost world
- English patient by Michael Ondaatje
- ch. 8. Steep hills of Thalia, Texas
- Last picture show by Larry McMurtry
- pt. 4. Morality and magic
- ch. 9. "Good" politician is hard to find
- All the king's men by Robert Penn Warren
- ch. 10. Heaven comes to Iowa
- Shoeless Joe/Field of dreams by W.P. Kinsella
- ch. 11. Finding morality in a bullring
- Sun also rises by Ernest Hemingway
- ch. 12. Politics and the public
- Being there by Jerzy Kosinski
- pt. 5. Closure.