The evolution of the costumed avenger : the 4,000-year history of the superhero / Jess Nevins.

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"How has the concept of the superhero developed over time? How has humanity's idealization of heroes with superhuman powers changed across millennia--and what superhero themes remain constant? Why does the idea of a superhero remain so powerful and relevant in the modern context, when our real-life...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Nevins, Jess (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2017]
Subjects:	Superheroes in literature. Heroes in literature. Literature > History and criticism. Pulp literature > History and criticism. Comic books, strips, etc > History and criticism. Comic books, strips, etc. Literature. Pulp literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:	xvii, 400 pages ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

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