| Edition |
Pbk. ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 245 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-236) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the Byronic superhero -- "A fire and motion of the soul": nineteenth-century origins -- "Not such a dork": the rehumanization of the Byronic hero -- "I just want something I can never have": angst, egoism, and immortality -- Star trek's Q: a Byronic hero for The next generation -- "She moves in mysterious ways": the Byronic heroine -- Conclusion: the vampire with the face of an angel. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Heroes in motion pictures.
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Heroes in motion pictures. |
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Heroes in literature.
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Heroes in literature. |
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Heroes on television.
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Heroes on television. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stein, Atara, 1959- Byronic hero in film, fiction, and television. Paperback ed. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2009, ©2004 9780809329380 (OCoLC)318428843 |
| ISBN |
9781441645906 (electronic book) |
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144164590X (electronic book) |
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