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Myth of Destiny

Standish, Francis
Myth of Destiny
This play is a historical drama about the pioneer 'Pilgrim Fathers' who, guided 'by divine purpose' though escaping religious persecution, founded the Plimouth settlement, New England, in the 1620s. The theme of the play focuses on their struggles to become a new religious colony in this 'promised land' of the biblical 'New Canaan' after crossing the symbolic waters ('Red Sea') of The Atlantic from old England. The Pilgrims ('Saints') believed...

CHF 11.50

Myth and Masculinity in the Japanese Cinema

Standish, Isolde
Myth and Masculinity in the Japanese Cinema
This study argues that in Japanese popular cinema the "tragic hero" narrative is an archetypal plot-structure upon which male genres, like the war-retro and yakuza films are based. Two central questions in relation to these post-war Japanese film genres and historical consciousness are addressed.

CHF 180.00