LEADER 03651nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910452769203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-84272-5 010 $a9786613711557 010 $a0-8108-8513-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104326 035 $a(EBL)950436 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000701626 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12330897 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701626 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10675175 035 $a(PQKB)10071580 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC950436 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL950436 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10573609 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL371155 035 $a(OCoLC)854519932 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104326 100 $a20120127d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMyth, media, and culture in Star wars$b[electronic resource] $ean anthology /$fedited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka 210 $aLanham, Md. $cScarecrow Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (207 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8108-8512-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction / Douglas Brode -- "Cowboys in Space": Star Wars and the Western Film / Douglas Brode -- Is Star Wars a Modernized Fairy Tale? / Arthur Berger -- From Disneyland to Modesto: George Lucas and Walt Disney / Craig Svonkin -- May the Myth Be with You, Always: Archetypes, Mythic Elements and Aspects of Joseph Campbell's Heroic Monomyth in the Original Star Wars Trilogy / Leah Deyneka -- Not so long ago, not so far away: New Variations on Old Themes: Questioning Star Wars' Revival of Heroic Archetypes / Dan Rubey -- From Sky-Walking to Dark Knight of the Soul: George Lucas' Star Wars Turns to Tragic Drama / John C. McDowell -- Under the Influence of Akira Kurosawa: The Visual Style of George Lucas / Michael Kaminski -- Balancing the Force: How Media Created by Star Wars Now Defines the Franchise / Crystal Renee White -- "A Long Time Ago on a Newsstand Far, Far Away": The Mythic Comic Book Hero in Marvel Comics' Star Wars / Jon Hogan -- The Jedi Network: Star Wars' Portrayal and Inspirations on the Small Screen / Eric Charles -- Gaming in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Expanded Worlds, Canon Conflicts, and Simplified Morality of Star Wars Video Games / Seth Sommerfeld -- Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars": Digital Cinema, Media Convergence, and Participatory Culture / Henry Jenkins -- Star Wars and the Technophobic Imagination / Cyrus R. K. Patell. 330 $aIn 1977, Star Wars blazed across the screen to become one of the highest grossing and most beloved movies of all time. In Myth, Media, and Culture in Star Wars: An Anthology, Douglas Brode and Leah Deyneka have assembled an intriguing collection of essays that address the influences that shaped the films, as well as the impact the franchise has had on popular culture. This diverse collection investigates the dynam 606 $aStar Wars films$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMyth in motion pictures 606 $aCulture in motion pictures 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aStar Wars films$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMyth in motion pictures. 615 0$aCulture in motion pictures. 676 $a791.43/75 701 $aBrode$b Douglas$f1943-$0874300 701 $aDeyneka$b Leah$f1971-$0893982 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452769203321 996 $aMyth, media, and culture in Star wars$91997041 997 $aUNINA