| Sith, Slayers, Stargates, + Cyborgs: Modern Mythology in the New Millennium Contributor(s): Miller, Toby (Other), Whitt, David (Editor), Perlich, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1433100959 ISBN-13: 9781433100956 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $90.73 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2007026678 |
| Series: Popular Culture and Everyday Life |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The beginning of the twenty-first century has already seen its fair share of modern myths with heroes such as Spider-Man, Superman, and Harry Potter. The authors in this volume deconstruct, discuss, engage, and interrogate the mythologies of the new millennium in science fiction fantasy texts. Using literary and rhetorical criticism - paired with philosophy, cultural studies, media arts, psychology, and communication studies - they illustrate the function, value, and role of new mythologies, and show that the universal appeal of these texts is their mythic power, drawing upon archetypes of the past which resonate with individuals and throughout culture. In this way they demonstrate how mythology is timeless and eternal. |