The New Gods: Psyche and Symbol in Popular ArtPopular Press, 1980 - 172 pages Harold Schechter looks at the impossible tales and images of popular art--the space odysseys and extraterrestrial civilizations, the caped crusaders and men of steel, and monsters from the ocean floor--and finds close connections between religious myth and popular entertainment. |
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