<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss
version="2.0"
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
> <channel><title>California Literary Review &#187; Mythology</title> <atom:link href="http://calitreview.com/category/topics/mythology/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://calitreview.com</link> <description>An arts and culture magazine.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:12:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Book Review: Ragnarok: The End of the Gods</title><link>http://calitreview.com/23663</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/23663#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:26:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Marla Wick</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fiction Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A.S. Byatt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ragnarok: The End of Gods]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/?p=23663</guid> <description><![CDATA[Obsessed with the idea of apocalypse, the child whose world is on the verge of unwinding takes comfort in the fantastic tales of sea serpents and ravenous wolves, tortured demi-gods and Yggdrasil—the tree that holds the world in its branches. The thin child finds a way to live in these stories, which vividly reflect the terrors, uncertainties, and vicissitudes of life in a way that both “the sweet, cotton-wool meek and mild” Jesus and “the barbaric sacrificial gloating” Old Testament deity fail to do.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/23663/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>True Blood Recap: Season 4 Bites Deep (But Doesn&#8217;t Suck)</title><link>http://calitreview.com/19926</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/19926#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:54:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Fields</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Death]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mystery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Phobias]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Science Fiction and Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Television]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Fourth Wall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thrillers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alan Ball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[alexander skarsgard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anna Paquin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HBO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[season finale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sookie Stackhouse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stephen Moyer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[television drama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[True Blood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Twin Peaks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vampires]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/?p=19926</guid> <description><![CDATA[For those who have not been scared off by now, I think we could all use a stiff drink before tuning in next summer for Season 5. Which I know I will. Season 4 had a few too many stops, starts, and jerky turns, but <em>True Blood</em> seized its bloodthirsty mojo back at the finish line.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/19926/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Movie Review: The Troll Hunter</title><link>http://calitreview.com/17506</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/17506#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:54:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Fields</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movies & TV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movie action]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movie adventure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movie drama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movie horror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movie thriller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Norway]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/?p=17506</guid> <description><![CDATA[The idea of hunting mythical trolls with the technological advantages of modern storm chasing and large game management is a clever one. The development and execution of the story, however, fall flat in one sequence after another. Thomas, Kalle, and Johanna are students roving the breathtaking Norwegian countryside in search of a bold, incisive scoop for their documentary on bear poaching. Instead, they meet up with a gruff, mysterious character named Hans, who is after something else entirely. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/17506/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What Is Best In Life? Not Conan 3D, Barring A Miracle</title><link>http://calitreview.com/15705</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/15705#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 01:31:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Fields</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Best Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Best Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Graphic Novels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Science Fiction and Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Fourth Wall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arnold schwarzenegger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conan the barbarian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cult classics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lionsgate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marcus nispel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movies action]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movies adventure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movies cult]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movies fantasy]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/?p=15705</guid> <description><![CDATA[Borne on the crest of the wind, I hear already the lamentation of women. Women whose dates have dragged them, possibly by the hair, to the late summer picture show. By now many of you know that Lionsgate will soon release a new film entitled <em>Conan The Barbarian</em>. Most of you will recall a cult classic by the same name from 1982, which was the breakout role of a certain Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/15705/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Weekly Listicle: Worlds Of Fancy And Other Wondrous Places</title><link>http://calitreview.com/12731</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/12731#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:20:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Dan Fields</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Best Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Literary Themes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Science Fiction and Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Fourth Wall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chronicles of Narnia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fairy Tales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fantasy world]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fringe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guillermo del Toro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harry Potter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hayao Miyazaki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movies animation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movies fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movies satire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movies sci fi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movies Science Fiction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pan's Labyrinth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Star Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Studio Ghibli]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Terry Gilliam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Empire Strikes Back]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Burton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Triplets of Belleville]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/?p=12731</guid> <description><![CDATA[A cleverly rendered fantasy world has the power to make us believe astounding things, and to transport us to places we may never have imagined ourselves. In the history of film there have been countless attempts to take real-world places and performers outside the realm of what has been seen before, and into far-off lands where the amazing, the terrifying, and the marvelous lurk around every corner. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/12731/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Book Review: Myths from Mesopotamia by Stephanie Dalley</title><link>http://calitreview.com/9704</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/9704#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:08:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jascha Kessler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Anthropology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Archeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Non-Fiction Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ancient history]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/?p=9704</guid> <description><![CDATA[I asked them why they, unannounced, wished to meet with the director and they told me that they had just discovered Noah’s ark in Turkey. As I had met a few others along the way conning people with this ark stuff I asked to see the proof. He immediately pulled out a black and white photo showing what looked like a rock cliff and asked, ‘What do you see?’ I looked at it closely and replied, ‘All I can see is that someone took a ballpoint pen and drew a photo of a ship on the rock face’. They replied, in that charming Tennessee accent, ‘Well, it’s a bit hard to see so we’all took a ball point pen and highlighted it for ‘y’all.’]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/9704/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Movie Review: Clash of the Titans</title><link>http://calitreview.com/8166</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/8166#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:01:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Julia Rhodes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movies & TV]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Liam Neeson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movie fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sam Worthington]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/?p=8166</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some films were meant to be viewed in three dimensions, but this one wasn’t. <em>Clash of the Titans</em> was not made for 3D, but converted after filming. Director Leterrier says, “The conversion to 3D adds incredible depth to each scene, enhancing the story and providing an all-encompassing 'Clash' experience." That’s debatable: seeing this movie, audiences may wonder for the first time if <em>Avatar </em>(which also starred Worthington) changed cinema for the better or for the worse.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/8166/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gaia</title><link>http://calitreview.com/1816</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/1816#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:07:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Robert Poole</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Non-Fiction Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Science]]></category> <category><![CDATA[biosphere]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gaia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[James Lovelock]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/?p=1816</guid> <description><![CDATA[‘Can there have been any more inspiring vision this century than that of the Earth from space?’ exclaimed Lovelock, looking back. ‘We saw for the first time what a gem of a planet we live on. The astronauts who saw the whole Earth from Apollo 8 gave us an icon that has become as powerful as the scimitar or the cross.’]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/1816/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Notes from Italy: A Homer of the Dolomites</title><link>http://calitreview.com/604</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/604#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:35:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Peter Bridges</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Non-Fiction Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ancient history]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/topics/mythology/604/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some say that the story of the Kingdom of Fanes is an epic that goes back to the Bronze Age in the Dolomites. How could such a story come down to us? No one in those parts knew writing, three thousand years ago or more. We don’t even know what languages people spoke then in the Dolomites. And what kind of kingdom could that have been?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/604/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness</title><link>http://calitreview.com/307</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/307#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:37:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Comstock</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Non-Fiction Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[consciousness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dreams]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sleep]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/2008/01/17/adventures-on-the-wheel-of-consciousness/</guid> <description><![CDATA["In waking we tend to think The Dream vanishes, evaporates in daylight like morning dew on grass. But it doesn’t. The unsettling Matrix-esque truth here is that we all live in world-simulations, pretty much all of the time. The brain isn’t out in the world; it’s locked in a dark box in your head. Patterns of information ting against our senses and get routed into the brain for model assembly. One of the core insights of the science of perception is our models of the world are heavily interpreted—our own expectations and cultural mores and personal history shape “The Real,” so that in some ways our personal little submarines move through an ocean of our own making."]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/307/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>My Thousand &amp; One Nights by Raja Alem and Tom McDonough</title><link>http://calitreview.com/295</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/295#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:28:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Elinor Teele</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fiction Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com/2007/12/10/my-thousand-one-nights-by-raja-alem-and-tom-mcdonough/</guid> <description><![CDATA[In Alem’s world-view, one might expect to see objects morph into people, animals writhe in henna tattoos, and stones grant bearers restoration or doom. There are no rules of physics in this vision of Mecca and the city springs up like a character itself, imbued with its own sacred significance.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/295/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>No Heroes Need Apply</title><link>http://calitreview.com/29</link> <comments>http://calitreview.com/29#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:06:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jascha Kessler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Literary Themes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mythology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Non-Fiction Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nietzsche]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://calitreview.com//essays/no-heroes-need-apply/</guid> <description><![CDATA[By the time we come to T.S. Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway in the 1920’s, we find a hero characteristic of the period of entre les deux guerres: he is either passive and/or maimed in his masculinity; that is, fatally in his (phallic) heroism.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://calitreview.com/29/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
