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  1. American mythologies
    essays on contemporary literature
    Published: 2005
    Publisher:  Liverpool University Press, Liverpool [England] ; EBSCO Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA

    In United States culture, myth has played a significant role in representing the dominant ideologies of the nation as it emerged from colonial dependence to self-created superstate. In the period following the Vietnam War, however, such foundation... more

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    In United States culture, myth has played a significant role in representing the dominant ideologies of the nation as it emerged from colonial dependence to self-created superstate. In the period following the Vietnam War, however, such foundation myth has been radically challenged by the emergence of a range of new myths that set out to express America?s multicultural ethos. This essay collection questions the legacy of triumphalist mythology and explores the emergence of a more pluralistic, syncretic mythology that is central to the continual re-imagining of American communities. The thirtee.

     

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    Contributor: Blazek, William; Glenday, Michael K.
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781846312540; 184631254X
    RVK Categories: HU 1075 ; HU 1691
    Series: Liverpool University Press - Liverpool English Texts and Studies
    Subjects: Literatur; Mythos
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 305 pages)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

  2. American mythologies
    essays on contemporary literature
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Liverpool University Press, Liverpool [England]

    In United States culture, myth has played a significant role in representing the dominant ideologies of the nation as it emerged from colonial dependence to self-created superstate. In the period following the Vietnam War, however, such foundation... more

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    In United States culture, myth has played a significant role in representing the dominant ideologies of the nation as it emerged from colonial dependence to self-created superstate. In the period following the Vietnam War, however, such foundation myth has been radically challenged by the emergence of a range of new myths that set out to express America?s multicultural ethos. This essay collection questions the legacy of triumphalist mythology and explores the emergence of a more pluralistic, syncretic mythology that is central to the continual re-imagining of American communities. The thirtee

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781846312540; 184631254X
    Series: Liverpool University Press - Liverpool English Texts and Studies
    Subjects: American literature; American literature; Indian mythology in literature; Race in literature; American literature; American literature; American literature; American literature; Indian mythology in literature; Race in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM ; American ; General; Criticism, interpretation, etc; American literature
    Scope: Online Ressource (viii, 305 pages)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record

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