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The Heroic Ideal - Western Archetypes from the Greeks to the Present (Paperback, New)
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The Heroic Ideal - Western Archetypes from the Greeks to the Present (Paperback, New)
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In its present usage, the word ""hero"" seems an all-purpose
moniker applied to everyone from Medal of Honor recipients to
celebrities to comic book characters. This book explores the
Western idea of the hero, from its initial use in ancient Greece,
where it identified demigods or aristocratic, mortal warriors,
through its present-day usage. Sections examine the concept of the
hero as presented in the ancient, medieval, and modern worlds.
Special attention is paid to particular heroic types, such as
warriors, martyrs, athletes, knights, saints, scientists, rebels,
secret servicemen, and even anti-heroes. It also reconstructs how
definitions of heroism have been inextricably linked to shifts in
western thinking about religion, social relations, political
authority, and ethical conduct.
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