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Caeners, Torsten. "Patchworking the Man of Steel: Myth, classical heroes, circus strongman and the creation of superman." Classical Heroes in the 21st Century. New Perspectives on Contemporary Cinematic Narratives of Antiquity. Eds. Martin Lindner and Nils Steffensen. Helden – Heroisierungen – Heroismen. Würzburg: Ergon, 2023. 29–50. Added by: joachim (01/03/2026, 10:19) Last edited by: joachim (01/03/2026, 10:20) |
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| Resource type: Book Chapter Language: en: English Published DOI: 10.5771/9783987400759 BibTeX citation key: Caeners2023 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "Superman", Campbell. Joseph, Classical antiquity, Discourse analysis, Foucault. Michel, Myth, Superhero, USA Creators: Caeners, Lindner, Steffensen Publisher: Ergon (Würzburg) Collection: Classical Heroes in the 21st Century. New Perspectives on Contemporary Cinematic Narratives of Antiquity |
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This investigation into the origin of Superman sets the first superhero in relation to the tradition of the classical heroes of antiquity and their socio-cultural function. In combining contemporary hero scholarship and Campbell’s notion of the monomythic hero journey with current attempts at defining the superhero, Superman emerges as simultaneously steeped and based in established traditions of heroism and representing a specifically dynamic and postmodern iteration of the classical stereotype. Following a methodology based on Foucauldian discursive archaeology, Superman – and by extension the superhero as such – is seen to possess a patchwork identity made from discourses of myth, ideology and popular culture.
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