Millennial mythmaking : essays on the power of science fiction and fantasy literature, films and gam...
Millennial mythmaking : essays on the power of science fiction and fantasy literature, films and gam...
Millennial mythmaking : essays on the power of science fiction and fantasy literature, films and games / edited by John Perlich and David Whitt.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
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N700.415/4
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English
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Physical content
x, 202 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Sorting heroic choices: green and red in the Harry Potter septology / Kirstin Cronn-Mills and Jessica Samens -- The complexity of evil in modern mythology: the evolution of the wicked witch of the West / Jason Edwards and Brian Klosa -- Polysemous myth: incongruity in Planet of the apes / Richard Be...
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2010.
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Summary
"These nine essays from a variety of disciplines expand upon the writings of Joseph Campbell. Modern examples of myths from various sources such as Planet of the Apes, Wicked, Pan's Labyrinth,and Spirited Away; the Harry Potter series; and Second Life are analyzed as creative mythology and a representation of contemporary culture and emerging techn...
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Millennial mythmaking : essays on the power of science fiction and fantasy literature, films and games / edited by John Perlich and David Whitt.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2010.
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N700.415/4
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74VvjJpgeQDO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvjJpgeQDO
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ISBN
0786445629 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786445622 (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
700.415
MMS ID
991015109009702626
