An edition of The American monomyth (1977)

The American monomyth

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An edition of The American monomyth (1977)

The American monomyth

1st ed.

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Jewett and Lawrence examine the American monomyth in popular culture and mass media, driven by recurrent patterns in television, movies, real-life legends, and books. They find tales of redemption that include selfless servants who impassively give their lives for others and zealous crusaders who destroy evil. Starting with the Bionic Woman Jamie Sommers and continuing to such examples as Star Trek, Playboy, Superman, Buffalo Bill Cody, and Little House on the Prairie, the authors find a myth that is rooted in pop materials. It replaces the Christ figure, which has been eroded by scientific explanation, but allows the American culture to remember "supersaviors" who are woven throughout society.

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Anchor Press
Language
English
Pages
263

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Popular culture, United states, social life and customs

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Cover of: The American monomyth
The American monomyth
1988, University Press of America
in English - 2nd ed.
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Cover of: The American monomyth
The American monomyth
1977, Anchor Press
in English - 1st ed.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Garden City, N.Y

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Dewey Decimal Class
973
Library of Congress
E169.12 .J48

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Pagination
xxi, 263 p., [12] leaves of plates :
Number of pages
263

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OL4887613M
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0385122039
LCCN
76018354
OCLC/WorldCat
2596926
Library Thing
824992
Goodreads
3960254

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