Description
The start of the twenty-first century has already seen its fair share of up to date myths with heroes such as Spider-Man, Superman, and Harry Potter. The authors On this volume deconstruct, speak about, engage, and interrogate the mythologies of the brand new millennium in science fiction fantasy texts. The use of literary and rhetorical criticism – paired with philosophy, cultural studies, media arts, psychology, and communication studies – they illustrate the serve as, value, and role of recent mythologies, and show that the universal appeal of those texts is their mythic power, drawing upon archetypes of the past which resonate with individuals and right through culture. On this way they demonstrate how mythology is timeless and eternal.