Heroes and VillainsHercules, James Bond, Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter, Buffy Summers, Spiderman, Dr Who, Darth Vader, Voldemort. Almost anybody living within the developed West would be able to group these individuals into two camps: the heroes and the villains. However, what criteria they might use to do this is less clear. Mike Alsford introduces us to a whole range of heroic and villainous archetypes on a journey through film, television, comic and literature. In trying to understand the extremes of hero and villain we are made more aware of our own ethical standards, and given a space in which to explore contemporary concerns over notions of right and wrong, good and bad. |
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Throughout much of the story the forces of evil, symbolised in the demonic
unseen figure of the dark lord Sauron, are portrayed as overwhelming. The plight
of the good and the noble of Middle Earth - be they great elven lords or ordinary ...
Throughout much of the story the forces of evil, symbolised in the demonic
unseen figure of the dark lord Sauron, are portrayed as overwhelming. The plight
of the good and the noble of Middle Earth - be they great elven lords or ordinary ...
Page 82
In Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy one of the central characters, Lord
Asriel, requires the release of a large amount of energy in order to open a portal
to another world. His daughter, the hero of the series, Lyra, finally comes to the ...
In Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy one of the central characters, Lord
Asriel, requires the release of a large amount of energy in order to open a portal
to another world. His daughter, the hero of the series, Lyra, finally comes to the ...
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In Tolkien's Lord of the Rings we are told that, in nothing is the power of the Dark
Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still
oppose him.10 In C. S. Lewis's The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe we are ...
In Tolkien's Lord of the Rings we are told that, in nothing is the power of the Dark
Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still
oppose him.10 In C. S. Lewis's The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe we are ...
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Contents
Heroes and Otherness | 23 |
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility | 63 |
Villains Monsters and Evil Masterminds | 95 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Heroes and Villains |
| Author | Mike Alsford |
| Publisher | Darton, Longman & Todd, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0232525730, 9780232525731 |
| Length | 158 pages |
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