{"product_id":"heroes-masked-and-mythic-christopher-wood-9781476683157","title":"Heroes Masked and Mythic: Echoes of Ancient Archetypes in Comic Book Characters","description":"\u003cp\u003e Epic battles, hideous monsters and a host of petty gods--the world of Classical mythology continues to fascinate and inspire. Heroes like Herakles, Achilles and Perseus have influenced Western art and literature for centuries, and today are reinvented in the modern superhero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What does Iron Man have to do with the Homeric hero Odysseus? How does the African warrior Memnon compare with Marvel's Black Panther? Do DC's Wonder Woman and Xena the Warrior Princess reflect the tradition of Amazon women such as Penthesileia? How does the modern superhero's journey echo that of the epic warrior?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With fresh insight into ancient Greek texts and historical art, this book examines modern superhero archetypes and iconography in comics and film as the crystallization of the hero's journey in the modern imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476683158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476683157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2020 pg. 17","brand":"Christopher Wood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043698766079,"sku":"9781476683157","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1167580-4baa-4641-87b2-c6efbfd4d655.jpg?v=1684968639","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heroes-masked-and-mythic-christopher-wood-9781476683157","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}