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The Monomyth in American Science Fiction Films
28 Visions of the Hero's Journey
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Description de l'ouvrage:
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).
À propos de l'auteur :
Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.
Revue de Presse:
• "Thoughtfully argued, thoroughly researched"—SFRA Review
• "Palumbo combines his enthusiasm for science fiction movies with his deep involvement with Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth plot structure in this detailed and insightful analysis of sf quest movies from 1960 to 2009…compelling…recommended"—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
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