Mythomania
Subtitle: tales of our times, from Apple to ISIS
By: Peter Conrad
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780500292587
Subjects: Popular culture; Philosophy; Modern Civilization
Description: "60 years after Roland Barthes explored the mythological underpinnings of 1950s consumerism in his seminal book 'Mythologies', our greatest cultural critic, Peter Conrad, takes up the challenge and examines the enduring place of myth in the 21st century. From the Queen to Caitlyn Jenner, from Judge Judy to Steven Jobs, Conrad scrutinises modern-day popular culture in his formidably astute but always entertaining style. The book is based on the BBC Radio 4 series '21st Century Mythologies'"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Sky Signs. 2. A Newer Testament. Apple's Apple; title: Devilled Chicken; title: A Neon Covenant; title: On Sacred Ground; title: Babel-on-Thames; title: Writing on Walls; title: The Mind of God?; title: 3. In The Pantheon. An Alien from Windsor; title: Air Force One x 2; title: Judy and Justitia; title: Narcissus on a Stick; title: Khaos Theory; title: Daemon Dogs; title: 4. Forms And Their Content. A Viral Dessert; title: Utterly Oyster; title: Nooks and Kobos; title: Vaping; title: A Mirage; title: 5. The Human Thing. In the Dino Gym; title: Vamping; title: An Electronic Odalisque; title: An Alien from Mars; title: Incredibility; title: An Android; title: The Zombie Plane; title: Bergs and Gyres; title: Almost There!; title: 6. Wars In Heaven.