Political Mythology and Popular Fiction (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313259760)

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.

Author: Ernest J. Yanarella
ISBN-10: 0313259763
ISBN-13: 9780313259760
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 01/13/1988
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.62h x 6.52w x 0.88d