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The hero and the perennial journey home in American film / / Susan Mackey-Kallis



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Autore: Mackey-Kallis Susan Visualizza persona
Titolo: The hero and the perennial journey home in American film / / Susan Mackey-Kallis Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2001
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (270 p.)
Disciplina: 791.43/652
Soggetto topico: Home in motion pictures
Heroes in motion pictures
Myth in motion pictures
Soggetto non controllato: American History
American Studies
Cultural Studies
Film Studies
Literature
Media Studies
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Mythological criticism -- pt. 2. Mythological criticism in sociohistorical context -- pt. 3. Synthesis.
Sommario/riassunto: In contemporary America, myths find expression primarily in film. What's more, many of the highest-grossing American movies of the past several decades have been rooted in one of the most fundamental mythic narratives, the hero quest. Why is the hero quest so persistently renewed and retold? In what ways does this universal myth manifest itself in American cinema? And what is the significance of the popularity of these modern myths? The Hero and the Perennial Journey Home in American Film by Susan Mackey-Kallis is an exploration of the appeal of films that recreate and reinterpret this mythic structure. She closely analyzes such films as E.T., the Star Wars trilogy, It's a Wonderful Life, The Wizard of Oz, The Lion King, Field of Dreams, The Piano, Thelma and Louise, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Elements of the quest mythology made popular by Joseph Campbell, Homer's Odyssey, the perennial philosophy of Aldous Huxley, and Jungian psychology all contribute to the compelling interpretive framework in which Mackey-Kallis crafts her study. She argues that the purpose of the hero quest is not limited to the discovery of some boon or Holy Grail, but also involves finding oneself and finding a home in the universe. The home that is sought is simultaneously the literal home from which the hero sets out and the terminus of the personal growth he or she undergoes during the journey back. Thus the quest, Mackey-Kallis asserts, is an outward journey into the world of action and events which eventually requires a journey inward if the hero is to grow, and ultimately necessitates a journey homeward if the hero is to understand the grail and share it with the culture at large. Finally, she examines the value of mythic criticism and addresses questions about myth currently being debated in the field of communication studies.
Titolo autorizzato: The hero and the perennial journey home in American film  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-21061-4
9786613210616
0-8122-0013-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910828342503321
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