American Mythologies: Semiological Sketches

by Manuel H. Peña

Book Overview

American Mythologies examines eleven myths that form part of the storehouse of present-day American mythologies, elucidating the nature of contemporary myths by investigating their ideological sub-terrain. Grounded in a semiological approach, which explores the displacement of information and the transformation of signs that characterise mythic communication, this book sheds light on the socio-economic, gendered, national and racial interests that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138053732
• ISBN13: 9781138053731
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"