Return Of The Heroes

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Why have The Lord of The Rings, Star Wars, the Harry Potter stories, and other tales of heroic fantasy, been so phenomenally successful in the present apparently cynical and disillusioned age? Colebatch argues that the popularity of these works shows the real health of our culture to be more robust than we sometimes believe, and confirms the centrality of "traditional" values which "progressive" thinkers have often disparaged or overlooked.
In advancing this argument, the ...
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Overview

Why have The Lord of The Rings, Star Wars, the Harry Potter stories, and other tales of heroic fantasy, been so phenomenally successful in the present apparently cynical and disillusioned age? Colebatch argues that the popularity of these works shows the real health of our culture to be more robust than we sometimes believe, and confirms the centrality of "traditional" values which "progressive" thinkers have often disparaged or overlooked.
In advancing this argument, the author also seeks to entertain the many readers who love these works, and to open to them new vistas of understanding.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781877275579
  • Publisher: Cybereditions Corporation
  • Publication date: 7/15/2003
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 176
  • Product dimensions: 0.41 (w) x 6.00 (h) x 9.00 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 14, 2003

    Fascinating and Enlightening

    A superb book. I have read it several times. Looks at why The Lord of The Rings, Harry Potter and Star Wars are so successful, and also analyses the agendas behind some of the critical attacks on them. Deepened my understanding both of these tales and of society today.

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