{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-the-costumed-jess-nevins-9781440854835","title":"The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: The 4,000-Year History of the Superhero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsing a broad array of historical and literary sources, this book presents an unprecedented detailed history of the superhero and its development across the course of human history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow has the concept of the superhero developed over time? How has humanity's idealization of heroes with superhuman powers changed across millennia--and what superhero themes remain constant? Why does the idea of a superhero remain so powerful and relevant in the modern context, when our real-life technological capabilities arguably surpass the imagined superpowers of superheroes of the past? \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: The 4,000-Year History of the Superhero\u003c\/i\u003e is the first complete history of superheroes that thoroughly traces the development of superheroes, from their beginning in 2100 B.C.E. with the \u003ci\u003eEpic of Gilgamesh\u003c\/i\u003e to their fully entrenched status in modern pop culture and the comic book and graphic novel worlds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book documents how the two modern superhero archetypes--the Costumed Avengers and the superhuman Supermen--can be traced back more than two centuries; turns a critical, evaluative eye upon the post-Superman history of the superhero; and shows how modern superheroes were created and influenced by sources as various as Egyptian poems, biblical heroes, medieval epics, Elizabethan urban legends, Jacobean masques, Gothic novels, dime novels, the Molly Maguires, the Ku Klux Klan, and pulp magazines. This work serves undergraduate or graduate students writing papers, professors or independent scholars, and anyone interested in learning about superheroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jess Nevins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440854831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440854835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017","brand":"Jess Nevins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935030182143,"sku":"9781440854835","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bcd26809-4b30-41b6-a1ae-a75e66500017.jpg?v=1681417446","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-evolution-of-the-costumed-jess-nevins-9781440854835","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}