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Breaking box office records, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has achieved an unparalleled level of success with fans across the world, raising the films to a higher level of narrative: myth. This is the first book to analyze the Marvel output as modern myth, comparing it to epics, symbols, rituals, and stories from world religious traditions.
This book places the exploits of Iron Man, Captain America, Black Panther, and the other stars of the Marvel films alongside the legends of Achilles, Gilgamesh, Arjuna, the Buddha, and many others. It examines their origin stories and rites of passage, the monsters, shadow-selves, and familial conflicts they contend with, and the symbols of death and the battle against it that stalk them at every turn.
The films deal with timeless human dilemmas and questions, evoking an enduring sense of adventure and wonder common across world mythic traditions.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Myth in the Making and Making the Case for a Myth
One. The Ritual Birth—and Death—of a Superhero: Rites of Passage and Initiation in the MCU Origin Stories
Two. A Shadow Follows: The MCU Superheroes versus Their Darker Selves
Three. Impurity and Pollution in the MCU's Phase Two
Four. Families Divided: Internecine and Intergenerational War in the MCU
Five. Death Stalks the MCU: Thanos Among the Monsters of the MCU and World Mythology
Six. The Superhero's Quest: Journeys to the Underworld and the Final Battle Against Death
Conclusion: A Myth for This (and Every) Age
Chapter Notes
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
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