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      The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination

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      With The Modern Myths, brilliant science communicator Philip Ball spins a new yarn. From novels and comic books to B-movies, Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley to The War of the Worlds, it is an epic exploration of literature, new media and technology, the nature of storytelling, an...

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      Product ID:9780226719269
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:US
      Title:The Modern Myths
      Subtitle:Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination
      Authors:Author: Philip Ball
      Page Count:368
      Subjects:Film history, theory or criticism, Film theory & criticism, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Folklore, myths & legends
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      With The Modern Myths, brilliant science communicator Philip Ball spins a new yarn. From novels and comic books to B-movies, Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley to The War of the Worlds, it is an epic exploration of literature, new media and technology, the nature of storytelling, and the making and meaning of our most important tales.
      Imprint Name:University of Chicago Press
      Publisher Name:The University of Chicago Press
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2021-05-21

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      Weight734 g
      Dimensions163 × 238 × 36 mm