Week 2: The Hero
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The Heroic Character
in Literature, and Types of Literary Heroes:
The Tragic Hero
Archetypal Heroes
The Shakespearean Hero
The Modern Hero
The "Pop Culture Hero"
The Anti/Ironic Hero
How to Analyze Imaginative
Literature for Heroic Character, Patterns, and Symbols
Textual Readings
Read Joseph Campbell, Hero With a Thousand
Faces, "Prologue."
Written Assignment
Complete Exercise 1: The Analysis of "from 'Three
Dirges.'"
Internet Resources
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