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Epic literature, Irish --- Heroes --- Heroism --- Persons --- Antiheroes --- Apotheosis --- Courage

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The Táin Bó Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's greatest epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of Connacht, and their allies, seeking to carry off the great Brown Bull of Cuailnge. The hero of the tale is Cuchulainn, the Hound of Ulster, who resists the invaders single-handed while Ulster's warriors lie sick. Thomas Kinsella presents a complete and living version of the story. His translation is based on the partial texts in two medieval manuscripts.

Epic literature, Irish --- Heroes --- Mythology, Celtic --- Tales --- Heroism --- Persons --- Antiheroes --- Apotheosis --- Courage

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This book provides an overview and analysis of the global tradition of the outlaw hero. The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and cultural outcomes in many times and places.

Outlaws --- Heroes --- Heroism --- Persons --- Antiheroes --- Apotheosis --- Courage --- Bandits --- Criminals --- Brigands and robbers --- Outcasts --- History.

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Taking a multifaceted approach to attitudes toward race through popular culture and the American superhero, All New, All Different? explores a topic that until now has only received more discrete examination. Considering Marvel, DC, and lesser-known texts and heroes, this illuminating work charts eighty years of evolution in the portrayal of race in comics as well as in film and on television. Beginning with World War II, the authors trace the vexed depictions in early superhero stories, considering both Asian villains and nonwhite sidekicks. While the emergence of Black Panther, Black Lightning, Luke Cage, Storm, and other heroes in the 1960s and 1970s reflected a cultural revolution, the book reveals how nonwhite superheroes nonetheless remained grounded in outdated assumptions. Multiculturalism encouraged further diversity, with 1980s superteams, the minority-run company Milestone’s new characters in the 1990s, and the arrival of Ms. Marvel, a Pakistani-American heroine, and a new Latinx Spider-Man in the 2000s. Concluding with a discussion of contemporary efforts to make both a profit and a positive impact on society, All New, All Different? enriches our understanding of the complex issues of racial representation in American popular culture.

Race in literature. --- Comic books, strips, etc. --- Heroes --- Superheroes in literature. --- History and criticism. --- Heroism --- Persons --- Antiheroes --- Apotheosis --- Courage

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Dialogues, Greek --- Heroes --- Protesilaus (Greek mythology) --- Trojan War --- 875 --- 875 Griekse literatuur --- Griekse literatuur --- Heroism --- Persons --- Antiheroes --- Apotheosis --- Courage --- Superheroes --- 875 Greek literature --- Greek literature