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Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxvii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"World-renowned folklorist Maria Tatar reveals an astonishing but long buried history of heroines, taking us from Cassandra and Scheherazade to Nancy Drew and Wonder Woman. How do we explain our newfound cultural investment in empathy and social justice? For decades, Joseph Campbell had defined our cultural aspirations in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, emphasizing the value of seeking glory and earning immortality. His work became the playbook for...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xiv, 436 pages,16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Description
A cultural history of Wonder Woman traces the character's creation and enduring popularity, drawing on interviews and archival research to reveal the pivotal role of feminism in shaping her seven-decade story.
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