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Myths For The Modern Age
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Author : Win Scott Eckert
language : en
Publisher: Monkeybrain
Release Date : 2005
Myths For The Modern Age written by Win Scott Eckert and has been published by Monkeybrain this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
In his classic biographies of fictional characters (Tarzan Alive and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life), Hugo- and Nebula-award winning author Philip Jose Farmer introduced the Wold Newton family, a collection of heroes and villains whose family-tree includes Sherlock Holmes, Fu Manchu, Philip Marlowe, and James Bond. In books, stories, and essays he expanded the concept even further, adding more branches to the Wold Newton family-tree. MYTHS FOR THE MODERN AGE: PHILIP JOSE FARMER'S WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE collects for the first time those rarely-seen essays. Expanding the family even farther are contributions from Farmer's successors-scholars, writers, and pop-culture historians-who bring even more fictional characters into the fold.
Fictionalizing Science
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Author : Pritam Panda
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-05-19
Fictionalizing Science written by Pritam Panda and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-19 with categories.
Fictionalizing science: Myths for modern age is a literary genre that combines scientific concepts, theories, and principles with elements of mythology and fiction to create a unique narrative. This genre uses science as a framework to explore and examine the human experience and our place in the universe, while also incorporating fantastical or supernatural elements to add depth and intrigue to the story. The stories in this genre often take place in a world that is recognizable and familiar to us, but with the addition of speculative or fictional elements. These elements may include advanced technologies, alternate realities, or supernatural beings. The scientific concepts and theories used in these stories are often based on real-world science, but may be exaggerated or twisted for dramatic effect. The genre of fictionalizing science: Myths for modern age can include a wide range of sub-genres, including science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, and speculative fiction. It can also cover a broad range of themes, from exploring the impact of technology on society to examining the consequences of human actions on the environment. Overall, fictionalizing science: Myths for modern age is a genre that uses the power of storytelling to engage readers with science and its potential implications, while also providing a platform to explore philosophical and ethical questions about the world we live in.
Myth In The Modern World
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Author : David Whitt
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-05-01
Myth In The Modern World written by David Whitt and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-01 with Social Science categories.
Ubiquitous and enduring, myths are an inherent part of culture. These 10 essays explore the role of myth in the modern world, delving not only into science fiction and fantasy, but also into sport, terrorist rhetoric and television. Contributors contemplate the changing face of the hero in Breaking Bad, Justified and the Japanese film trilogy 20th Century Boys; explore ideology in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice novels and the HBO series Game of Thrones, Showtime's The L Word, and The Day the Earth Stood Still; and examine Al Qaeda's use of myth to justify its violent actions. Other essays consider the hero ideal in sport, the wolf myth in Twilight and the comic persona of Hercules in the Travel Channel series Man v. Food. The power of myth, this volume reveals, extends beyond ancient stories of gods and heroes to express the hopes, fears and reality of everyday life.
The Modern Age And The Recovery Of Ancient Wisdom
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Author : Stephen A. McKnight
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
The Modern Age And The Recovery Of Ancient Wisdom written by Stephen A. McKnight and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
Conventional interpretations of the Renaissance have long held that the period signaled an epochal break in which science and secularization combined to form a distinctly modern consciousness. McKnight challenges this concept of modernity by identifying and analyzing a neglected source of modern consciousness: the prisca theologia tradition of Hermeticism, magic, and alchemy, which was revived as part of the Renaissance recovery of ancient learning. Focusing on Hermetic materials, McKnight discusses the key myths and symbols of the prisca theologia tradition and shows how they influenced the new epochal consciousness and contributed to the modern concept of man as master over nature and shaper of his own destiny.
Myths Of The Modern Period
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Author : Barry B Powell
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2024-03-03
Myths Of The Modern Period written by Barry B Powell and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-03 with Fiction categories.
This book surveys the myths of Mesoamerica, Oceania, North America, and Africa, with maps and color illustrations.
The Modern Myths
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Author : Philip Ball
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2022-10-17
The Modern Myths written by Philip Ball and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
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 writing them—and still living them—today. From Robinson Crusoe and Frankenstein to Batman, many stories written in the past few centuries are commonly, perhaps glibly, called “modern myths.” But Ball argues that we should take that idea seriously. Our stories of Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Sherlock Holmes are doing the kind of cultural work that the ancient myths once did. Through the medium of narratives that all of us know in their basic outline and which have no clear moral or resolution, these modern myths explore some of our deepest fears, dreams, and anxieties. We keep returning to these tales, reinventing them endlessly for new uses. But what are they really about, and why do we need them? What myths are still taking shape today? And what makes a story become a modern myth? In The Modern Myths, Ball takes us on a wide-ranging tour of our collective imagination, asking what some of its most popular stories reveal about the nature of being human in the modern age.
Nietzsche Imagery And Thought
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Author : Malcolm Pasley
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Nietzsche Imagery And Thought written by Malcolm Pasley and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Philosophy categories.
The central theme of this collection of essays, first published in 1978, is the basic tension in Nietzsche, and so in his work, between the urge to weave a satisfying web out of reality and the equally strong compulsion to expose its painful truths. The book aims to stress, not to play down, the embarassing and fruitful fact that he cannot be neatly pigeonholed either as a literary figure or as a professional philosopher. The book meets a long-felt need for a study in English of both the literary and the philosophical aspects of Nietzsche's work, based on his authentic texts, and will be welcomed by all students of modern European thought and Literature.
Myth From The Ice Age To Mickey Mouse
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Author : Robert W. Brockway
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1993-11-18
Myth From The Ice Age To Mickey Mouse written by Robert W. Brockway and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-11-18 with Religion categories.
Brockway exposes Western mythic thought from Paleolithic times to the present. Myth and mythic thinking did not cease with the rise of science and philosophy during the Enlightenment, but continue to flourish in modern times. The author shows how mythic themes continue to occur in both high culture and popular arts.
Timeless Myths
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Author : Alexander Eliot
language : en
Publisher: Plume
Release Date : 1997
Timeless Myths written by Alexander Eliot and has been published by Plume this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Myth categories.
Oprheus and Eurydice. David and Goliath. Beowulf. What makes certain myths timeless for us? The second volume in Eliot's landmark Mythosphere Trilogy considers myth from three points of view: the magical, the artistic, and the ethical. Primarily drawn from classic Greek, Celtic, and Far Eastern sources, these stories illuminate the roles which myths play in our cultures and in our psyche.
The Modern Myths
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Author : Philip Ball
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2021-05-01
The Modern Myths written by Philip Ball and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
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 writing them—and still living them—today. From Robinson Crusoe and Frankenstein to Batman, many stories written in the past few centuries are commonly, perhaps glibly, called “modern myths.” But Ball argues that we should take that idea seriously. Our stories of Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Sherlock Holmes are doing the kind of cultural work that the ancient myths once did. Through the medium of narratives that all of us know in their basic outline and which have no clear moral or resolution, these modern myths explore some of our deepest fears, dreams, and anxieties. We keep returning to these tales, reinventing them endlessly for new uses. But what are they really about, and why do we need them? What myths are still taking shape today? And what makes a story become a modern myth? In The Modern Myths, Ball takes us on a wide-ranging tour of our collective imagination, asking what some of its most popular stories reveal about the nature of being human in the modern age.
