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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.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.F36 M56 2010
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LIBRA PN1995.9.F36 M56 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Myth in motion pictures.
- Myth in literature.
- Fantasy films--History and criticism.
- Fantasy films.
- Science fiction films--History and criticism.
- Science fiction films.
- Fantasy fiction--History and criticism.
- Fantasy fiction.
- Science fiction--History and criticism.
- Science fiction.
- Physical Description:
- x, 202 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2010]
- 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 technology"--Provided by publisher.
- 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 Besel and Reneé Smith Besel
- The hero with the thousand-and-first face: Miyazaki's girl quester in Spirited away and Campbell's Monomyth / Dee Geortz
- The odyssey of Madame Souza: a heroine's quest in The triplets of Belleville / David Whitt
- Rethinking the monomyth: Pan's labyrinth and the face of a new hero(ine) / John Perlich
- Actors and their mythic heroes: from the doctor to Captain Kirk / Djoymi Baker
- Running free in Angelina Jolie's virtual body: the myth of the new frontier and gender liberaton in Second life / Ellen Gorsevski
- So where do I go from here? Ghost in the shell and imagining cyborg mythology for the new millennium / Jay Scott Chipman.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780786445622
- 0786445629
- OCLC:
- 432995301
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