Political Mythology and Popular FictionErnest J. Yanarella, Lee Sigelman Bloomsbury Academic, 1988年1月13日 - 200 頁 A fascinating contribution to the scholarship of both political science and literature, this book explores eight major genres of contemporary popular fiction generally assumed to be essentially devoid of political content--children's novels, Westerns, middle-class fiction, historical novels, small-town Americana, sports novels, American war fiction, and science fiction. By uncovering the often covert mythical themes and cultural symbols hidden in the plot formulas of these works--many of them bestsellers--the essays illustrate the debt of mass-market authors to cultural and political traditions that reach back to the origins of the American Republic. |
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Democracy and Community in American Childrens | 39 |
Sports Fiction as a Genre | 61 |
Perspectives from the Popular | 81 |
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