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An American Mock Epic
New Journalism & Classic Epics
Feature articles in 1960s
treating frivolous topics
seriously
Personal involvement (Writer’s
subjectivity)
Fictional techniques in storytelling
Emphasis in local color,
the experimental &
the unconventional
In Medias Res
(begin in the middle)
Catalogs
(lists to show scope)
Homeric Similes
(elaborate comparisons)
Harangues
(long rhetorical speeches)
The Scribe
The Hero
The Merry Pranksters
The Minstrels
The High Priests
The Journey of the Ship of Fools
American Myths
Taming Wild Beasts
The New Holy Grail
The New Crusade
The Once and Future King
American Utopias Past
Future American Utopias