The Monomyth In American Science Fiction Films

Author : Donald E. Palumbo
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476618518
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Monomyth in American Science Fiction Films written by Donald E. Palumbo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the great intellectual achievements of the 20th century, Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces is an elaborate articulation of the monomyth: the narrative pattern underlying countless stories from the most ancient myths and legends to the films and television series of today. The monomyth's fundamental storyline, in Campbell's words, sees "the hero venture forth from the world of the common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons to his fellow man." Campbell asserted that the hero is each of us--thus the monomyth's endurance as a compelling plot structure. This study examines the monomyth in the context of Campbell's The Hero and discusses the use of this versatile narrative in 26 films and two television shows produced between 1960 and 2009, including the initial Star Wars trilogy (1977-1983), The Time Machine (1960), Logan's Run (1976), Escape from New York (1981), Tron (1982), The Terminator (1984), The Matrix (1999), the first 11 Star Trek films (1979-2009), and the Sci Fi Channel's miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) and Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003).

Author : Vivian Carol Sobchack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Limits of Infinity written by Vivian Carol Sobchack and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Albert W. Strickland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book A reference guide to American science fiction films written by Albert W. Strickland and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Welch D. Everman
Publisher : Carol Publishing Corporation
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cult Science Fiction Films written by Welch D. Everman and published by Carol Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1995 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of 75 of the weirdest and wildest science fiction films which have attracted cult followings. By defining the sci-fi film as the realm of the "not yet", the book's selected movies deal in interplanetary travel, androids and futuristic medical techniques.

Author : Susan Andre George
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "Who Goes There?" written by Susan Andre George and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Berman
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443827762
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroes, Monsters and Values written by Michael Berman and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting new anthology brings together many diverse views on blockbuster and cult science fiction films of the 1970s. These essays, which range in focus from Alien to Zardoz, explore some of the most fundamental questions about the meaning of being human. The chapters of the first section challenge our notions of heroism, confronting our ideas with issues of history, gender and embodiment. The second section’s contributions delve into the human caused monstrosities of our own ingenuity and curiosity whereby our technology transforms the human into a source of horror. The anthology’s final section is a chorus that speaks to the cinematic depictions that disrupt our religious and moral assumptions. The international group of contributors have produced a surprising, entertaining and enlightening work that will appeal to both science fiction and film enthusiasts the world over.

Author : John Belton
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Cinema/American Culture written by John Belton and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages. This book was released on 2009 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for Introduction to American Cinema courses, American Film History courses, and Introductory Film Appreciation courses focused on American Film, this text offers a cultural examination of the American movie-making industry, with particular attention paid to the economic and aesthetic institution of Hollywood.

Author : Bill Warren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1384 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Keep Watching the Skies! written by Bill Warren and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Phil Hardy
Publisher : Bounty Books
ISBN 13 : 9780830004362
Total Pages : 432 pages
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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies written by Phil Hardy and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christine Cornea
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
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Download or read book Science Fiction Cinema written by Christine Cornea and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a broad historical and theoretical reassessment of the science fiction film genre, this title explores the development of science fiction in cinema from its beginnings in early film through to recent examples of the genre.