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Why are so many people fascinated by superheroes? In this thoughtful, engaging, and intelligent collection, editor Robin Rosenberg compiles essays by some of the world's leading scholars to address our relationships with superheroes (and supervillains) as well as the humanity of superheroes. How do characters and stories reflect human nature? What is the role of justice in superhero worlds? Finally, are superhero stories good for us? These questions and many more are addressed in this illuminating new book.


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  • Author : Robin S. Rosenberg
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Genre : Medical
  • Total Pages : 233 pages
  • ISBN : 0199765812
  • PDF File Size : 39,6 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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Our Superheroes, Ourselves
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  • Release Date : 09 February 2008
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  • Release Date : 01 July 2013
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  • Publisher : Random House
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  • Release Date : 09 June 2011
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