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The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination
Philip Ball
With The Modern Myths, brilliant science communicator Philip Ball spins a new yarn. From novels and comic books to B-movies, Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley to The War of the Worlds, it is an epic exploration of literature, new media and technology, the nature of storytelling, and the making and meaning of our most important tales.
368 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 21, 2021 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226719269 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 368 |
| Dimensions | 238 × 163 × 36 mm · 734 g |
| Language | English |
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