Heroism as a global phenomenon in contemporary culture /
Heroes and heroic discourse have gained new visibility in the twenty-first century. This is noted in recent research on the heroic, but it has been largely ignored that heroism is increasingly a global phenomenon both in terms of production and consumption. This edited collection aims to bridge this...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2019.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in cultural history.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Heroes and heroic discourse have gained new visibility in the twenty-first century. This is noted in recent research on the heroic, but it has been largely ignored that heroism is increasingly a global phenomenon both in terms of production and consumption. This edited collection aims to bridge this research void and brings together case studies by scholars from different parts of the world and diverse fields. They explore how transnational and transcultural processes of translation and adaptation shape notions of the heroic in non-Western and Western cultures alike. The book provides fresh perspectives on heroism studies and offers a new angle for global and postcolonial studies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780429553370 0429553374 9780429262784 0429262787 9780429562310 0429562314 9780429557842 0429557841 |