Myth in the modern world : essays on intersections with ideology and culture / edited by David Whitt and John Perlich ; contributors Judy Battaglia [and eleven others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Whitt, David, editor of compilation.

Perlich, John R., editor of compilation.

Battaglia, Judy, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Myth.

Myth in literature.

Myth in mass media.

Myth in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ubiquitous and enduring, myths remain an inherent part of culture. These 10 essays explore the role of myth in the modern world, delving not only into science fiction and fantasy, but also into sport, terrorist rhetoric and television. Contributors contemplate the changing face of the hero in Breaking Bad, Justified and the Japanese film trilogy 20th Century Boys; explore ideology in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice novels and the HBO series Game of Thrones, Showtime's The L Word, and The Day the Earth Stood Still; and examine Al Qaeda's use of myth to justify its violent actions. O

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part 1: Envisioning Heroes and Evolving Frontiers; Breaking Bad and Blending Boundaries: Revisioning the Myths of Masculinity and the Superhero (Lisa Weckerle); 20th Century Boys: Blending Eastern and Western Storytelling (Michael W. Marek and Pin-hsiang Natalie Wu); A Change of Scenery: The Southern, the Western and the Evolution of the Frontier Myth in Justified (Aaron Duncan); Part 2: Right or Left of Center; The Mythology of Suffering and Redemption in the Discourse of Al Qaeda (Jason A. Edwards)

Mothers and Monsters: The Return of the Great Goddess in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire (Sharon Dee Goertz)Myth and Meaning-Making in Showtime's The L Word (Judy Battaglia); The Day Environmentalism Stood Still: Film, Myth and the Ecological Jeremiad (Richard D. Besel); Part 3: Reality Bites ; Fields of Dreams and Gods of the Gridiron: The Trinity of Myth, Sport and the Hero (Karen L. Hartman); Reclaiming the Wolf Myth in the Shadow of the Twilight Films: The Quileute People's Exhibit (Lindsay R. Calhoun and Keaton Maddox)

The Ultimate Hunger Games: Adam Richman as Comic Hercules in Man v. Food (David Whitt)About the Contributors; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1449-0