Author: Rosario López Gregoris Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company ISBN: 9027261555 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 176
Book Description
What was a hero in Classical Antiquity? Why is it that their characteristics have transcended chronological and cultural barriers while they are still role models in our days? How have their features changed to be embodied by comic superheroes and film? How is their essence vulgarized and turned into a mass consumption product? What has happened with their literary and artistic representation along centuries of elitist Western culture? This book aims at posing these and other questions about heroes, allowing us to open a cultural reflection over the role of the classical world in the present, its meaning in mass media, and the capacity of the Greek and Roman civilizations to dialogue with the modern world. This dialogue offers a glimpse into modern cultural necessities and tendencies which can be seen in several aspects, such as the hero’s vulnerability, the archetype’s banalization, the possibility to extend the heroic essence to individuals in search of identities – vital as well as gender or class identities. In some products (videogames, heavy metal music) our research enables a deeper understanding of the hero’s more obvious characteristics, such as their physical and moral strength. All these tendencies – contemporary and consumable, contradictory with one another, yet vigorous above all – acquire visibility by means of a polyhedral vehicle which is rich in possibilities of rereading and reworking: the Greco-Roman hero. In such a virtual and postmodern world as the one we inhabit, it comes not without surprise that we still resort to an idea like the hero, which is as old as the West.
Author: David E. O'Brien Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595449794 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 175
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The math is clear and simple. We have, at most, forty more years of living this self-serving lie before the combined forces of overpopulation and resource depletion expose Global Civilization for what it really is-an unsustainable mirage. We, the over-40, have timed it perfectly. The planet will run out of fresh, unpolluted water and nutrient-rich topsoil just as we are finishing our extended lives of abundance, greed, and gluttony. We have been waging a resource war against the generations behind us. And the good news is-we are winning! So far. But what if they learn the Truth? What if they find out that we have been stealing from them and deceiving them? What if Internet communication unifies them? And what if they live in a country where weapons are accessible and violence is glorified? History, too, is clear and simple. When conditions warrant, when the situation is sufficiently extreme, human beings are capable of-whatever it takes. They will not go quietly. Brace yourselves for the most deterministic generation since the Conquerors of World War II. The Heroes of the Seventh Crisis are coming. And they're pissed off.
Author: SPC Gabriel David Conde Publisher: LifeRich Publishing ISBN: 1489731547 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 441
Book Description
The words of this book are deftly written from the unique perspective of an airborne infantry soldier who dropped out of engineering school to enlist as an 18X special forces recruit. The values, candor, and passion of this philosophically, morally, and ethically-grounded paratrooper reach through the murky relativism of our time and beckon the reader to think and to act.
Author: Matt Wales Publisher: ISBN: 9780761543428 Category : Video games Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
He came, He Saw, He Conkered! -I see you! Every location, enemy, and item mapped -You're not the boss of me! Strategies to defeat all bosses -Show me the money! All cash locations revealed -Be in a class of your own! All multiplayer classes detailed -I fling poo! Learn how to properly handle all your "weapons" -Fiddle with your friends! Expert online strategies
Author: Sakuma Sasaki Publisher: Yen Press LLC ISBN: 1975357167 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 196
Book Description
Two new developments have emboldened Shinichi to storm the Holy City with Celes. First' Saint Sanctina's officially joined his crew' and second' he's got more supporters than ever rallying to unite humans and demons. His next target? The Holy Mother Cardinal' Vermeita' who plays a critical role in the church. With a perfect plan to bring her down' Shinichi's got a real shot at human-demon harmony-until a certain man with the Goddess's blessing threatens to mess it all up' commanding an army of ten thousand heroes...
Author: Gregory Hanlon Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0192586289 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 256
Book Description
The Hero of Italy examines a salient episode in Italy's Thirty Years' War with Spain and France, whereby the young duke Odoardo Farnese of Parma embraced the French alliance, only to experience defeat and occupation after two tumultuous years (1635-1637). Gregory Hanlon stresses the narrative of events unfolding in northern Italy, examining the participation of the little state in these epic European events. The first chapter describes the constitution of Cardinal Richelieu's anti-Habsburg alliance and Odoardo's eagerness to be part of it. A chapter on the Parman professional army, based on an extraordinary collection of company roster-books, sheds light on the identity of over 13,000 individuals, soldier by soldier, the origin and background of their officers, the conditions of their lodgings, and the good state of their equipment. Chapter three follows the first campaign of 1635 alongside French and Savoyard contingents at the failed siege of Valenza, and the logistical difficulties of organizing such large-scale operations. Another chapter examines the financial expedients the duchy adopted to fend off incursions on all its borders in 1636, and how militia contingents on both sides were drawn into the fighting. A final chapter relates the Spanish invasion and occupation which forced duke Odoardo to make a separate peace. The volume includes a detailed assessment of the impact of war on civilians based on parish registers for city and country. The application of the laws of war was largely nullified by widespread starvation, disease and routine sex-selective infanticide. These quantitative analyses, supported by maps and tables, are among the most detailed anywhere in Europe in the era of the Thirty Years' War.
Author: Jan-Peter Herbst Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1108997910 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 415
Book Description
Since its beginnings over fifty years ago, metal music has grown in popularity worldwide, not only as a musical culture but as a recognised field of study. This Companion, grounded in recent research, explores the various musical styles and cultures of metal, providing a reliable resource for students and researchers.
Author: Angela Johnson Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 141692728X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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The story goes... Grandmama could hit the ball a mile, catch anything that was thrown, and do everything else -- just like Josh Gibson. But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would have faced tremendous challenges. These challenges are not unlike those met by the legendary Josh Gibson, arguably the best Negro-League player to never make it into the majors. In a poignant tribute to anyone who's had a dream deferred, two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and celebrated artist Beth Peck offer up this reminder -- that the small steps made by each of us inspire us all.
Author: Jim Ryun Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers ISBN: 9780768430059 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 328
Book Description
Congressman Jim Ryun has provided a wealth of stories of quiet historical heroes who have, for the most part, been ignored by popular culture and nearly lost in the mist of the past. This book is not about popular heroes or cultural icons such as George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. These heroes were common people who stood firm in the face of tyranny, to give their lives for others, and to right the wrongs of social injustice. Their stories will inspire you to rise up to slay the dragons of your world.
Author: Rosario López Gregoris
Author: David E. O'Brien
Author: SPC Gabriel David Conde
Author: Matt Wales
Author: Sakuma Sasaki
Author: Gregory Hanlon
Author: Jan-Peter Herbst
Author: Angela Johnson
Author: Jim Ryun
Author: Phineas Camp Headley