The American Monomyth

id: the-american-monomyth-250-3074915
title: The American Monomyth
text: The American Monomyth is a 1977 book by Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence arguing for the existence and cultural importance of an 'American Monomyth', a variation on the classical monomyth as proposed by Joseph Campbell. Campbell's monomyth describes a hero's journey: a hero ventures from the normal world into a supernatural one, winning a decisive victory there and returning with a 'boon'. In contrast, Jewett and Lawrence define the American monomyth as: In their 2002 book The Myth of the
brand slug: wiki
category slug: encyclopedia
description: Book by John Shelton Lawrence
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Monomyth
date created:
date modified: 2024-03-11T07:25:44Z
main entity: {"identifier":"Q7713519","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7713519"}
image:
fields total: 13
integrity: 14

Related Entries

Explore Next Part