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Myth, mind, and the screen : understanding the heroes of our times /

Myth, Mind and the Screen is a systematic attempt to apply Jungian theory to the analysis of films (including 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Silence of the Lambs and The Piano) as well as a variety of cultural icons and products such as Madonna, Michael Jackson and televised sport.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Izod, John, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Colección:Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Jungian theory, textual analysis and audience play
  • 2. Archetypal images: signification and the psyche
  • 3. Archetypal images: symbols and the cultural unconscious
  • 4. The Piano, the animus and colonial experience
  • 5. The pop star as icon. Androgyny and stardom: cultural meanings of Michael Jackson. A goddess who comes? Madonna as trickster
  • 6. The quest of a female hero: The Silence of the Lambs
  • 7. Television sport and the sacrificial hero
  • 8. The polycentred self: The Passion of Darkly Noon
  • 9. Haunted: searching for the whole self
  • 10. Transforming the final ghost: the god within
  • Glossary of Jungian and related terms.