The Heroic Ideal: Western Archetypes from the Greeks to the Present
The Heroic Ideal explores Western archetypes and the changing concept of heroism from ancient Greece to the present. M. Gregory Kendrick examines this enduring cultural idea across history, offering readers a broad perspective on how the heroic ideal has continued to shape Western thought and storytelling.
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The Heroic Ideal examines Western archetypes associated with heroism across a broad historical span.
The book traces its subject from the Greeks to the present, presenting a long view of how heroic ideals have appeared in Western culture.
Written by M. Gregory Kendrick, this work offers a focused study of the enduring concept of the hero.
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