Heroes, Monsters, and Messiahs
Heroes, Monsters, and Messiahs
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Book Description
Traces the evolution of mythic symbols in American popular culture as shown in moview and on TV from 1939 to 1999 - a remarkable 60-year span. The book details the fictional characters who have served as mythic role models for Americans.
Heroes, Monsters, and Messiahs,Elizabeth Hirschman,Andrews McMeel Publishing,0740704850,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Media Studies,Motion pictures,Plots, themes, etc,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Popular Culture - General,Social Science,Sociology,Television - History & Criticism,Television programs,United States,Social Science / Popular Culture
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