Patterns of American Popular Heroism: From Roman and Biblical Roots to Modern Media

ISBN-13: 9781476673998 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 293 str.

Spis treści

• Preface and Acknowledgments
• Introduction. There Are Two Kinds: This Is Not the Kind You Can Skip
• One. Virtue and Victory Defined
• Two. Aeneas: Roman Prototype of Western European Heroism
• Three. How Aeneas, the Epic Patriot, Made It to America
• Four. Early Biblical Heroism: Moses and David
• Five. The Late Biblical Heroes: Elijah, Jeremiah and Jesus
• Six. Early American Biblical Heroes: Washington, Women and Slaves
• Seven. Aeneas in Disguise: The Dime Novel Seth Jones, Detective Nick Carter and Ragged Dick
• Eight. Dime Novel Biblical Rebellion vs. Aenean Conquerors: Deadwood Dick, Jesse James and Buffalo Bill Compete for Readership
• Nine. The Hinge Heroes: The Virginian and Lassiter
• Ten. American Heroes Challenge Evil on the Silver Screen: Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne
• Eleven. Rebellion of Biblical Proportions at the Movies
• Twelve. Aeneas Resurgent in the 21st Century: John Wayne Refuses to Leave the Building
• Chapter Notes
• Bibliography
• Index