Mythological Messages in "The A-Team.".

Anderson, Neil

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ERIC Number: EJ329368

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Publication Date: 1986

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Mythological Messages in "The A-Team."

Anderson, Neil

English Journal, v75 n2 p30-34 Feb 1986

Shows how "The A-Team" is a purveyor of myth through its re-working of hero and plot motifs and its reaffirming of a positive American self-concept. (EL)

Descriptors: Characterization, Commercial Television, Content Analysis, Democratic Values, Mythology, Programing (Broadcast), Propaganda, Social Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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