The heroic ideal
Subtitle: Western archetypes from the Greeks to the present
By: M. Gregory Kendrick
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780786437863
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Myrmidons, martyrs, and muscle men : heroism in the ancient world; title: Soldiers and servants of Christ : heroism in the Middle Ages; title: Rebels, rogues, and reprobates : heroism in the modern world.