The 101 most influential people who never lived
Subtitle: how characters of fiction, myth, legends, television, and movies have shaped our society, changed our behavior, and set the course of history
By: Allan Lazar, Dan Karlan, and Jeremy Salter
Contributors: Karlan, Dan, 1951-; Salter, Jeremy, 1952-
Edition: 1st Bristol Park books ed.
Publisher: Bristol Park Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780884864851
Subjects: Miscellanea; Civilization; American National characteristics; Popular culture; Fictitious characters; Mythology; Legends
Other titles: One hundred one most influential people who never lived; One hundred and one most influential people who never lived
Description: Profiles many fictional figures from literature, myth, film, and other sources that have shaped society, culture, and the course of history, such as Rosie the Riveter, Lady Chatterly, Ebenezer Scrooge, and Hamlet.
Table of contents: title: 1. Greek and Roman myths: Prometheus #46; title: Apollo and Dionysus #23; title: Venus and Cupid #45; title: Pandora #47; title: Helen #59; title: Odysseus #24; title: Midas #29; title: Pygmalion #88; title: Icarus #80; title: Hercules #76; title: 1. Folktales: Santa Claus #4; title: The Pied Piper #69; title: The wandering Jew #92; title: Hansel and Gretel #52; title: Cinderella, A rebuttal #26; title: 3. Legends: Lilith #99; title: Saint Valentine #58; title: King Arthur #3; title: Robin Hood #12; title: William Tell #42; title: Don Juan #40; title: Interlude: how we did it; title: the ranking method; title: 4. Monsters: Dr. Frankenstein's monster; title: #6; title: Loch Ness monster #56; title: King Kong #74; title: Godzilla #38; title: 5. Stereotypes: Prince charming #20; title: Jim Crow #13; title: Mammy #81; title: 6. Adventure: Sinbad the Sailor #82; title: Robinson Crusoe #22; title: Buck #94; title: Tarzan #49; title: Luke Skywalker #85; title: Interlude: categories; title: 7. Crime: Sherlock Holmes #8; title: Batman #60; title: Hans Beckert #90; title: Dick Tracy #77; title: 8. Americana: Uncle Sam #61; title: Uncle Tom #11; title: Hiawatha #71; title: The American Cowboy #19; title: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn #65; title: Paul Bunyan #101; title: Amos 'n' Andy #83; title: G.I. Joe #48; title: John Doe #100; title: 9. Literature: Don Quixote #17; title: Ivanhoe #97; title: Ebenezer Scrooge #16; title: Captain Ahab #53; title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde #10; title: The great Gatsby #93; title: Interlude: the writing process; title: 10. Children's literature: The little engine that could #31; title: The ugly duckling #55; title: Alice #34; title: Peter Pan #70; title: The cat in the hat #79; title: 11. Theater: Oedipus #14; title: Romeo and Juliet #9; title: Hamlet #5; title: Othello #72; title: Shylock #27; title: Figaro #37; title: Faust #36; title: Madame Butterfly #89; title: Siegfried #7; title: Willy Loman; title: Interlude: who met whom?; title: 12. Movies: The little tramp #73; title: Dracula #33; title: Dorothy Gale #91; title: Sam Spade #68; title: Citizen Kane #35; title: Richard Blaine #54; title: Elmer Gantry #98; title: Norman Bates #75; title: Dr. Strangelove #87; title: Bond, James Bond #51; title: Atticus Finch #57; title: HAL 9000 #66; title: 13. Women's literature: Hester Prynne #30; title: Nora Helmer #25; title: Lady Chatterly #15; title: Nancy Drew #62; title: Mary Richards #39; title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #44; title: Interlude: who's fictional?; title: 14. Comics and animation: Mickey Mouse #18; title: Betty Boop #96; title: Buck Rogers #84; title: Superman #64; title: Bambi #41; title: 15. Commerce: The marlboro man #1; title: Barbie #43; title: Joe Camel #78; title: 16. Propaganda: Smokey Bear #21; title: Rosie the Riveter #28; title: Big Brother #2; title: 17. Television: Perry Mason #86; title: Archie Bunker #32; title: Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock #50; title: J.R. Ewing #63; title: Kermit the Frog #67.