The hero as a visitor in hell: The descent into death in film structure

Journal of Popular Film and Television

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 149-156

  Sánchez Escalonilla, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Christopher; Eucatastrophe; Hades; Hell; Hero's journey; Midpoint; Resurrection; Tolkien, J. R. R.; Vogler

Indexed keywords

EID: 61249674605     PISSN: 01956051     EISSN: 19306458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JPFT.32.4.149-156     Document Type: Article

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