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Izod John <1940-> |
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Myth, mind, and the screen : understanding the heroes of our times / / John Izod [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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1-107-12191-4 |
0-511-48946-3 |
0-511-17448-9 |
0-511-30367-X |
0-511-04706-1 |
1-280-43287-X |
0-521-79686-5 |
0-511-15442-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge studies in criminology Myth, mind, and the screen |
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Disciplina |
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Motion pictures - Psychological aspects |
Television - Psychological aspects |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Jungian theory, textual analysis and audience play -- 2. Archetypal images: signification and the psyche -- 3. Archetypal images: symbols and the cultural unconscious -- 4. The Piano, the animus and colonial experience -- 5. The pop star as icon. Androgyny and stardom: cultural meanings of Michael Jackson. A goddess who comes? Madonna as trickster -- 6. The quest of a female hero: The Silence of the Lambs -- 7. Television sport and the sacrificial hero -- 8. The polycentred self: The Passion of Darkly Noon -- 9. Haunted: searching for the whole self -- 10. Transforming the final ghost: the god within -- Glossary of Jungian and related terms. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Myth, Mind and the Screen is a systematic attempt to apply Jungian theory to the analysis of films (including 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Silence of the Lambs and The Piano) as well as a variety of cultural icons and products such as Madonna, Michael Jackson and televised sport. Through these and other examples, John Izod shows how |
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