[PDF] I Am Legend As American Myth eBook

Author : Amy J. Ransom
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,40 MB
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1476632677

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Richard Matheson's 1954 novel I Am Legend has spawned a series of iconic horror and science fiction films, including The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971) and I Am Legend (2007). The compelling narrative of the last man on earth, struggling to survive a pandemic that has transformed the rest of humanity into monsters, has become an American myth. While the core story remains intact, filmmakers have transformed the details over time, reflecting changing attitudes about race and masculinity. This reexamination of Matheson's novel situates the tale of one man's conflicted attitude about killing racialized "others" within its original post-World War II context, engaging the question of post-traumatic stress disorder. The author analyzes the several film adaptations, with a focus on the casting and interpretations of protagonist Robert Neville.

Author : Richard Matheson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 15,90 MB
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780765318749

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The one remaining human in a world populated with vampires struggles to survive.

Author : George Sands Bryan
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 18,84 MB
Release : 2018-02-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780656937264

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Excerpt from The Great American Myth Strange and involved beyond measure are the variations of it. The real Dmitri, heir to the throne of Ivan the Terrible, was mur dered when a child. Yet three false Dmitris successively appeared. The first, actually crowned tsar, was killed in Moscow before a year was out, but a militant following promptly hailed the sec ond. Moreover, although the two in no point resembled each other, the widow of the first soon acknowledged the second as her former husband! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Robert B. Pippin
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 2010-06-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300145780

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In this pathbreaking book one of America’s most distinguished philosophers brilliantly explores the status and authority of law and the nature of political allegiance through close readings of three classic Hollywood Westerns: Howard Hawks’ Red River and John Ford’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Searchers.Robert Pippin treats these films as sophisticated mythic accounts of a key moment in American history: its “second founding,” or the western expansion. His central question concerns how these films explore classical problems in political psychology, especially how the virtues of a commercial republic gained some hold on individuals at a time when the heroic and martial virtues were so important. Westerns, Pippin shows, raise central questions about the difference between private violence and revenge and the state’s claim to a legitimate monopoly on violence, and they show how these claims come to be experienced and accepted or rejected.Pippin’s account of the best Hollywood Westerns brings this genre into the center of the tradition of political thought, and his readings raise questions about political psychology and the political passions that have been neglected in contemporary political thought in favor of a limited concern with the question of legitimacy.

Author : Anita Yasuda
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 27,14 MB
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1614788693

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Cherokee myths and legends were an important way for customs, beliefs, and histories to be passed down orally through the generations. These myths often explain natural events. In this creation myth, the creation of Earth by the animals and insects is told. The Cherokee nature myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Author : Don Nardo
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 39,62 MB
Release : 2012-12-28
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1420511068

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This volume explores some of the popular myths of the modern United States and discusses their role in the culture and the values they reflect. Readers are introduced to American frontier heroes, both real and imaginary, such as Davy Crockett and Paul Bunyon. The book covers details about legendary ghost ships, haunted houses, pirate treasure, monsters, and lost cities, and relates these stories to the experiences and values of American culture.

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Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,17 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9780756622237

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A collection of myths from many cultures.

Author : Daniel G. Brinton
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 2019-12-24
Category : Religion
ISBN :

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"American Hero-Myths: A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent" by Daniel G. Brinton. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.