Heroes Masked and Mythic
«Comic-book lovers, film fans, and classicists will all enjoy this entertaining and erudite work."—Booklist»
Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire. Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero. Les mer
With fresh insight into ancient Greek texts and historical art, this book examines modern superhero archetypes and iconography in film as the crystallization of the hero's journey in the modern imagination.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781476683157
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«Comic-book lovers, film fans, and classicists will all enjoy this entertaining and erudite work."—Booklist»