Book DescriptionWhy have The Lord of The Rings, Star Wars, the Harry Potter stories, and other tales of heroic fantasy, been so phenomenally successful in the present apparently cynical and disillusioned age? Colebatch argues that the popularity of theseworks shows the real health of our culture to be more robust than we sometimes believe, and ожчьд confirms the centrality of "traditional" values which "progressive" thinkers have often disparaged or overlooked In advancing this argument, the author alsoseeks to entertain the many readers who love these works, and to open to them some new vistas of understanding Download DescriptionWhy have The Lord of The Rings, Star Wars, the Harry Potter stories, and other tales of heroic fantasy, been so phenomenally successful in the present apparently cynical and disillusioned age? Colebatch argues that the popularity of these works shows the real health of our culture to be more robust than we sometimes believe, and confirms the centrality of "traditional" valueswhich "progressive" thinkers have often disparaged or overlooked In advancing this argument, the author also seeks to entertain the many readers who love these works, and to open to them new vistas of understanding.  Составитель:2003 г 176 стр ISBN 1877275573.