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Superheroes and Gods
- A Comparative Study from Babylonia to Batman
Engelsk Paperback
Superheroes and Gods
- A Comparative Study from Babylonia to Batman
Engelsk Paperback

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The work provides a unique study of superheroes and gods in literature, popular culture, and ancient myth. The author selects a number of mythological figures (e.g., Babylonia''s Gilgamesh and Enkidu), ancient gods (e.g., Greece''s Eros and Tartarus), and modern superheroes (e.g., the United States'' Superman and Captain Marvel) and identifies the often striking similarities between each unique category of characters. The author contends that the vast majority of mythological superheroes follow the same archetypal character patterns, regardless of each hero''s unique time period or culture. Each of the first nine chapters examines the heroes and gods of a particular region or country, while the final chapter examines modern descendants of the hero prototype like Batman and Spiderman and several infamous anti-heroes (for example, Dracula and The Hulk).

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Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
255
ISBN-13:
9780786431847
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0786431849
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
29 okt 2007
Længde:
13mm
Bredde:
178mm
Højde:
254mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
29 okt 2007
Forfatter(e):
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