Research Catalog

Title

The mythology of the superhero / Andrew R. Bahlmann.

Author

Bahlmann, Andrew R., 1979-

Publication

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

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Details

Description

ix, 203 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Superheroes have been an integral part of popular society for decades and have developed a collective mythology familiar in popular culture worldwide. Though scholars and fans have recognized and commented on this mythology, its structure has gone largely unexplored. This book provides a model and lexicon for identifying the superhero mythos"--

Subject

• Classical literature > Influence
• Classical literature > Influence
• Comic books, strips, etc
• Comic books, strips, etc. > United States > History and criticism
• Heroes in literature
• Superheroes
• Superheroes in literature
• United States

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Building a Framework : the Lexicon of Superhero Mythology -- 2. Green Arrow as an Exemplar of the Superhero Myth Structure -- 3. Buffy Summers and the Superhero Myth : Reading a Popular Culture Icon Through a Mythological Lens -- 4. Finding the Superhero : Reading SyFy's Alphas Through the Mythological Lexicon -- 5. The Superhero Before the Superhero : Finding Superhero Mythology in the Old English Beowulf -- 6. The Superheroic Structure : Examining the Mythological Character of the Superhero.

ISBN

• 9781476662480
• 1476662487

LCCN

^^2016012698

OCLC

933590604

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library