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UNINA9910465694503321 |
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Titolo |
The superhero reader [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Charles Hatfield, Jeet Heer, and Kent Worcester |
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Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (342 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HatfieldCharles <1965-> |
HeerJeet |
WorcesterKent <1959-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Comic books, strips, etc - History and criticism |
Superheroes in literature |
Superheroes |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS; Comics Predecessors; Men of Tomorrow; Gladiator; The Great Comic Book Heroes; The Comics and the Super State; The Superman Conceit; The Great Women Superheroes; Fandom and Authorship; II. THEORY AND GENRE; Literary Formulas; Crowds of Superheroes; The Epic Hero and Pop Culture; Masked Heroes; The Revisionary Superhero Narrative; Jack Kirby and the Marvel Aesthetic; Navigating Infinite Earths; A Song of the Urban Superhero; III. CULTURE AND IDENTITY; Wonder Woman; Invisible Girl; Love Will Bring You to Your Gift |
Batman, Deviance and CampColor Them Black; Comic Book Masculinity; The Punisher as Revisionist Superhero Western; Death Defying-Heroes; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Despite their commercial appeal and cross-media reach, superheroes are only recently starting to attract sustained scholarly attention. This groundbreaking collection brings together essays and book excerpts by major writers on comics and popular culture. While superhero comics |
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