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008 100426s2010 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2010016513
020 _a9780786437863 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 _a0786437863 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 _a(OCoLC)ocn607613292
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050 0 0 _aBJ1533.H47
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100 1 _aKendrick, M. Gregory,
_d1953-
245 1 4 _aThe heroic ideal :
_bWestern archetypes from the Greeks to the present /
_cM. Gregory Kendrick.
260 _aJefferson, N.C. :
_bMcFarland & Co.,
_cc2010.
300 _avii, 228 p. ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aMyrmidons, martyrs, and muscle men : heroism in the ancient world -- Soldiers and servants of Christ : heroism in the Middle Ages -- Rebels, rogues, and reprobates : heroism in the modern world.
520 _a"In its present usage, the word "hero" seems 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 its present-day usage"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aHeroes
_xHistory.
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949 _aBJ1533 .H47 K46 2010
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