Myth, media, and culture in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Myth in motion pictures Culture in motion pictures |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-84272-5
9786613711557 0-8108-8513-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction / 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452769203321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Myth, media, and culture in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Myth in motion pictures Culture in motion pictures |
ISBN |
1-280-84272-5
9786613711557 0-8108-8513-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction / 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779264803321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Myth, media, and culture in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Myth in motion pictures Culture in motion pictures |
ISBN |
1-280-84272-5
9786613711557 0-8108-8513-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction / 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813035603321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Sex, politics, and religion in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Sex in motion pictures Politics in motion pictures Religion in motion pictures |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-99792-3
9786613769534 0-8108-8515-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Rocky Road to Star Wars: The Early Life and Career of George Lucas; Chapter 2. Star Wars in Black and White: Race and Racism in a Galaxy Not So Far Away; Chapter 3. Beyond Judeo-Christianity: Star Wars and the Great Eastern Religions; Chapter 4. May the Force Be with Jew: The Jedi-Hebraic Connection; Chapter 5. Star Wars: An Exhibition in Cold War Politics; Chapter 6. Fighting the Evil Empire: Star Wars, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and the Politics of Science Fiction
Chapter 7. Lightsabers, Political Arenas, and Marriages for Princess Leia and Queen AmidalaChapter 8. The Over-Soul of the Force: Emersonian Transcendentalism in the Star Wars Saga; Chapter 9. George Lucas and Freud's Anal Stage Manifestations of Excretory and Vaginal Fear in THX 1138 and Star Wars; Chapter 10. Homosexual Romance and Self-Realization in Star Wars; Chapter 11. The War for Star Wars; Chapter 12. Defining the Jedi Order; Chapter 13. The Empire Strikes Back: Deeper and Darker; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452585803321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sex, politics, and religion in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Sex in motion pictures Politics in motion pictures Religion in motion pictures |
ISBN |
1-280-99792-3
9786613769534 0-8108-8515-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Rocky Road to Star Wars: The Early Life and Career of George Lucas; Chapter 2. Star Wars in Black and White: Race and Racism in a Galaxy Not So Far Away; Chapter 3. Beyond Judeo-Christianity: Star Wars and the Great Eastern Religions; Chapter 4. May the Force Be with Jew: The Jedi-Hebraic Connection; Chapter 5. Star Wars: An Exhibition in Cold War Politics; Chapter 6. Fighting the Evil Empire: Star Wars, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and the Politics of Science Fiction
Chapter 7. Lightsabers, Political Arenas, and Marriages for Princess Leia and Queen AmidalaChapter 8. The Over-Soul of the Force: Emersonian Transcendentalism in the Star Wars Saga; Chapter 9. George Lucas and Freud's Anal Stage Manifestations of Excretory and Vaginal Fear in THX 1138 and Star Wars; Chapter 10. Homosexual Romance and Self-Realization in Star Wars; Chapter 11. The War for Star Wars; Chapter 12. Defining the Jedi Order; Chapter 13. The Empire Strikes Back: Deeper and Darker; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779119103321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sex, politics, and religion in Star wars [[electronic resource] ] : an anthology / / edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
Disciplina | 791.43/75 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrodeDouglas <1943->
DeynekaLeah <1971-> |
Soggetto topico |
Star Wars films - History and criticism
Sex in motion pictures Politics in motion pictures Religion in motion pictures |
ISBN |
1-280-99792-3
9786613769534 0-8108-8515-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Rocky Road to Star Wars: The Early Life and Career of George Lucas; Chapter 2. Star Wars in Black and White: Race and Racism in a Galaxy Not So Far Away; Chapter 3. Beyond Judeo-Christianity: Star Wars and the Great Eastern Religions; Chapter 4. May the Force Be with Jew: The Jedi-Hebraic Connection; Chapter 5. Star Wars: An Exhibition in Cold War Politics; Chapter 6. Fighting the Evil Empire: Star Wars, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and the Politics of Science Fiction
Chapter 7. Lightsabers, Political Arenas, and Marriages for Princess Leia and Queen AmidalaChapter 8. The Over-Soul of the Force: Emersonian Transcendentalism in the Star Wars Saga; Chapter 9. George Lucas and Freud's Anal Stage Manifestations of Excretory and Vaginal Fear in THX 1138 and Star Wars; Chapter 10. Homosexual Romance and Self-Realization in Star Wars; Chapter 11. The War for Star Wars; Chapter 12. Defining the Jedi Order; Chapter 13. The Empire Strikes Back: Deeper and Darker; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825209103321 |
Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2012 | ||
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