The Myth of the American Superhero

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  • The Myth of the American Superhero Book Detail

  • Author : John Shelton Lawrence
  • Release Date : 2002
  • Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 429
  • ISBN 13 : 0802825737
  • File Size : 59,59 MB

The Myth of the American Superhero by John Shelton Lawrence PDF Summary

Book Description: As the nation seems to yearn for redemption from the evils that threaten its tranquility, the authors maintain that Joseph Campbell's monomythic hero is alive and well, but significantly displaced, in American popular culture.

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