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American mythologies : essays on contemporary literature /
In United States culture, myth has played a significant role in representing the dominant ideologies of the nation as it emerged from colonial dependence to self-created superstate. In the period following the Vietnam War, however, such foundation myth has been radically challenged by the emergence...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Liverpool [England] :
Liverpool University Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | Liverpool University Press - Liverpool English Texts and Studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In United States culture, myth has played a significant role in representing the dominant ideologies of the nation as it emerged from colonial dependence to self-created superstate. In the period following the Vietnam War, however, such foundation myth has been radically challenged by the emergence of a range of new myths that set out to express America?s multicultural ethos. This essay collection questions the legacy of triumphalist mythology and explores the emergence of a more pluralistic, syncretic mythology that is central to the continual re-imagining of American communities. The thirtee. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 305 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781846312540 184631254X 9781781386101 1781386102 |