The Hero and the Perennial Journey Home in American Film

by Susan MacKey-Kallis

Book Overview

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?

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812217683
• ISBN13: 9780812217681
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"