Washed in Blood

Informationen zum Autor King, Claire S Klappentext Viewers of Hollywood action films are no doubt familiar with the sacrificial victim-hero! the male protagonist who nobly gives up his life so that others may be saved. Washed in Blood argues that such sacrificial films are especially prominent in eras when the nation-and American manhood-is thought to be in crisis. Zusammenfassung Viewers of Hollywood action films are no doubt familiar with the sacrificial victim-hero, the male protagonist who nobly gives up his life so that others may be saved. Washed in Blood argues that such sacrificial films are especially prominent in eras when the nationâand American manhoodâis thought to be in crisis. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Reel Presence, Sacrifice, and the Cinema2. Unhinged Heroes and Alpha Traumas3. Free Falls in the 1990s4. Remakes, Resurrections, and Sacrificial ReturnsEpilogue: Big-Screen MemoriesNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

Autorentext

King, Claire S

Klappentext

Viewers of Hollywood action films are no doubt familiar with the sacrificial victim-hero, the male protagonist who nobly gives up his life so that others may be saved. Washed in Blood argues that such sacrificial films are especially prominent in eras when the nation-and American manhood-is thought to be in crisis.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Reel Presence, Sacrifice, and the Cinema
2. Unhinged Heroes and Alpha Traumas
3. Free Falls in the 1990s
4. Remakes, Resurrections, and Sacrificial Returns
   Epilogue: Big-Screen Memories

Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index