The theme of the myth in "Civil War"

• Grant number: 11/12375-3
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): November 01, 2011
• Effective date (End): October 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts
• Principal researcher: José Leonardo do Nascimento
• Grantee: Leonardo Reitano
• Home Institution: Instituto de Artes (IA). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project intend to analyze the comic series "Civil War", published by Marvel publisher between 2006 and 2007 according to sociology of the myth. Using the research of Joseph Campbell, Otto Rank and Umberto Eco, I intend to analyze the influences that the hero`s myth has on the novels, since their classic origins until today`s media industry, and study the point`s where the historical process change the sociology of the myth, also studying how the comic`s aesthetic corroborate the mythical element present in the composition of the plot and characters, understanding this research as a continuation of the sociology of myth in a XXI century comic series.