The politics of myth / Stephen Knight.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knight, Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Myth--Social aspects.

Myth.

Myth--Structural analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria, Australia : Melbourne University Press, 2015.

Summary:

In The Politics of Myth, Stephen Knight studies nine figures still vividly alive, all of them appearing in twenty-first century film and television. Analysing how they relate to the major themes of Power, Resistance and Knowledge, he shows how fact and fiction mix to help us explore and understand the complexities of our world. Surprising mythic shifts occur across time. Robin Hood can be a tough anti-authoritarian, a genial aristocrat, a Saxon patriot; Queen Elizabeth I has been seen as a Protestant heroine, a love-lorn lady, even a grumpy manipulator. From Merlin's multiple manifestations and Sherlock Holmes's smoking habits to the ongoing arguments about Ned Kelly, this book explores the richness and the range of figures of myth.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Preface

The Meaning of Myths

Part One: Power

King Arthur

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Guinevere

Part Two: Resistance

Robin Hood

Jeanne d'Arc

Ned Kelly

Part Three: Knowledge

Merlin

William Shakespeare

Sherlock Holmes

Appendix

Notes.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522868449

0522868444