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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796472803321

Titolo

Ages of heroes, eras of men : superheroes and the American experience / / edited by Julian C. Chambliss, William Svitavsky and Thomas Donaldson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

1-4438-7104-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

741.5/0973

Soggetti

Superheroes - United States

Comic books, strips, etc - United States - History and criticism

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

Ages of Heroes, Eras of Men explores the changing depiction of superheroes from the comic books of the 1930's to the cinematic present. In this anthology, scholars from a variety of disciplines - including history, cultural studies, Latin American studies, film studies, and English - examine the superhero's cultural history in North America with attention to particular stories and to the historical contexts in which those narratives appeared. Enduring comic book characters from DC and Marvel Comics including Superman, Iron Man, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Avengers are examined, along with less