The Heroic Ideal - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Heroic Ideal write by M. Gregory Kendrick. This book was released on 2014-01-10. The Heroic Ideal available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The word "hero" seems in its present usage, 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 today. 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. This book also reconstructs how definitions of heroism have been inextricably linked to shifts in Western thinking about religion, social relations, political authority, and ethical conduct. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
The Hero and the Heroic Ideal
The Hero and the Heroic Ideal - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Hero and the Heroic Ideal write by . This book was released on 1973. The Hero and the Heroic Ideal available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Warrior, Savior, Or Both?
Warrior, Savior, Or Both? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Warrior, Savior, Or Both? write by Brandi C. Bowser. This book was released on 2008. Warrior, Savior, Or Both? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Grendel
Grendel - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Grendel write by John Gardner. This book was released on 2010-06-02. Grendel available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This classic and much lauded retelling of Beowulf follows the monster Grendel as he learns about humans and fights the war at the center of the Anglo Saxon classic epic. "An extraordinary achievement."—New York Times The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his own side of the story in this frequently banned book. This is the novel William Gass called "one of the finest of our contemporary fictions."
Plato and the Hero
Plato and the Hero - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Plato and the Hero write by Angela Hobbs. This book was released on 2000-10-12. Plato and the Hero available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Examines Plato's critique of the notions and embodiments of manliness prevalent in his culture.
