Heroes
the champions of our literary imagination
1st ed.
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Word Count
68,250 words, Guess
Page Count
273 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL19330647M
- ISBN-139780002000918
- OCLC Control Number85737489
- OCLC Control Numberheroeschampionso0000meye
- LibraryThing5538974
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- Goodreads2245410
Classifications
- LCCPN
- DDC809/.93352
Description
From classic figures such as King Lear to infernal characters such as Milton's Satan, from tragic individuals like Willy Loman to hero saints and the epic figure of the divine and supernatural- Meyer examines each in a new light, focusing by turns on what makes these figures heroic and human.
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