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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818695703321

Autore

Ferrell William K. <1930->

Titolo

Literature and film as modern mythology / / William K. Ferrell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2000

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-68006-9

0-313-00286-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/615

Soggetti

Myth in motion pictures

Mythology in motion pictures

Myth in literature

Mythology in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Filmography: p. [199]-204.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Orientation; Chapter 2 Hume Natural Sentiments; Chapter 3 Dewey Naturalistic Humanism; Chapter 4 Evolutionary Biology; Chapter 5 Deep Ecology; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Novels and films record and codify the cultural experiences of people. This book explores the relationship between contemporary literature and film over the past 50 years and the ancient myths of Judeo-Christian, Greek, Celtic, and Eastern origin.