In The Politics of Myth, Stephen Knight studies nine figures still vividly alive, all of them appearing in twenty-first century film and television. Analysing how they relate to the major themes of power, resistance and knowledge, he shows how fact and fiction interweave to help us explore and understand the complexities of our world.
Myths shift with time: Robin Hood can be a tough anti-authoritarian, a genial aristocrat, a Saxon patriot; Queen Elizabeth I has been seen as a Protestant heroine, a love-lorn lady, even a grumpy manipulator. From Merlin's multiple manifestations and Sherlock Holmes's smoking habits to the ongoing arguments about Ned Kelly, this book explores the richness and the range of figures of myth.
| ISBN: | 9780522868432 |
| Publication date: | 30th October 2015 |
| Author: | Stephen Knight |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 277 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography, Literature and Literary studies Films, cinema Television Society and culture: general |
In The Politics of Myth, Stephen Knight studies nine figures still vividly alive, all of them appearing in twenty-first century film and television. Analysing how they relate to the major themes of power, resistance and knowledge, he shows how fact and fiction interweave to help us explore and understand the complexities of our world.
Myths shift with time: Robin Hood can be a tough anti-authoritarian, a genial aristocrat, a Saxon patriot; Queen Elizabeth I has been seen as a Protestant heroine, a love-lorn lady, even a grumpy manipulator. From Merlin's multiple manifestations and Sherlock Holmes's smoking habits to the ongoing arguments about Ned Kelly, this book explores the richness and the range of figures of myth.
The Politics of Myth features in the following genres: Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Films, cinema, Television, Society and culture: general
The Politics of Myth is available in Paperback
The Politics of Myth was written by Stephen Knight and published by Melbourne University Publishing
The Politics of Myth has 277 pages