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Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society
Superman on the Couch What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society
Author: Danny Fingeroth
Why are so many of the superhero myths tied up with loss, often violent, of parents or parental figures? What is the significance of the dual identity? What makes some superhuman figures "good" and others "evil"? Why are so many of the prime superheroes white and male? How has the superhero evolved over the course of the 20th and early 21st cent...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780826415400
ISBN-10: 0826415407
Publication Date: 2/2004
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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