The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination

by Philip Ball

Book Overview

With The Modern Myths, brilliant science communicator Philip Ball spins a new yarn. From novels and comic books to B-movies, it is an epic exploration of literature, new media and technology, the nature of storytelling, and the making and meaning of our most important tales.

Myths are usually seen as stories from the depths of time--fun and fantastical, but no longer believed by anyone. Yet, as Philip Ball shows, we are still...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022671926X
• ISBN13: 9780226719269
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"