Julie Levinson, The American Success Myth on Film
Given the persistence of the success myth in the US culture and social life, to write a book about the movie iterations of this key national myth seems, at first, quite a challenging endeavor. Just the vast number of films retelling the American idea of success would make this task almost unfeasibl...
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European journal of American studies
2022
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| 在线阅读: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| 总结: | Given the persistence of the success myth in the US culture and social life, to write a book about the movie iterations of this key national myth seems, at first, quite a challenging endeavor. Just the vast number of films retelling the American idea of success would make this task almost unfeasible; and any such attempt would entail, quite surely, necessary omissions. This may explain why this compelling topic has received insufficient scholarly attention in film studies. Most often it has ... |
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