Patterns of american popular heroism: from roman and biblical roots to modern media
Auteur :
Shoopman, James G.
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9781476673998
Date de publication :
6 oct. 2020
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
390 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Reviews the history of American popular culture and its heroes from the Revolutionary War and pre-Civil War "women's literature" to the dime novel tales of Jesse James and Buffalo Bill, to the 1960s and 1970s wave of new renegades, to the world weary cops and the super-heroism of the 21st century.