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Heroes, monsters & messiahs : movies and television shows as the mythology of American culture / Elizabeth Hirschman.
Van Pelt Library PN1993.5.U6 H54 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hirschman, Elizabeth Caldwell, 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--United States--Plots, themes, etc.
- Motion pictures.
- Television programs.
- United States.
- Television programs--United States--Plots, themes, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Heroes, monsters, and messiahs
- Place of Publication:
- Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel Pub., [2000]
- Summary:
- Movies and television don't just entertain us. They incorporate the ideals and flaws of our society. Heroes, Monsters, and Messiahs explains how, just as the ancients had an active mythology that guided their lives, the stories, characters, and ideals of movies and TV shows make up the mythology of American culture.
- Heroes, Monsters, and Messiahs traces the evolution of mythic symbols in American popular culture as shown in movies and on TV from 1939 to 1999 -- a remarkable 60-year span. The book details the fictional characters who have served as mythic role models for Americans, from Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler to Marshall Matt Dillon and Mrs. Robinson to the present-day heroes and heroines of Star Wars, ER, and The Lion King. Twelve chapters cover the years by decade and explore the relationships and roles of males, females, and machines in our cultural mythology. Motion picture and television show chronologies are included.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Motion Pictures and Television Shows as Myth 3
- Chapter 2 The 1950s: Legends in Our Own Time 21
- Chapter 3 The 1960s: Not So Turbulent 55
- Chapter 4 The 1970s in Motion Pictures 105
- Chapter 5 Television and the 1970s 135
- Chapter 6 Motion Pictures of the 1980s 157
- Chapter 7 Television Shows in the 1980s 205
- Chapter 8 Television Shows in the 1990s 231
- Chapter 9 Motion Pictures of the 1990s: A Diversity of Heroes 263
- Chapter 10 Motion Pictures of the 1990s: Male and Female Relationships 281
- Chapter 11 Motion Pictures of the 1990s: The Love-Hate Relationship between Humans and Machines 301
- Chapter 12 Sailing into the New Millennium 327.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353).
- ISBN:
- 0740704850
- OCLC:
- 43245517
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