[PDF] The Violent Hero eBook

Author : Katherine Lu Hsu
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,65 MB
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1350153737

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This book uses the mythological hero Heracles as a lens for investigating the nature of heroic violence in Archaic and Classical Greek literature, from Homer through to Aristophanes. Heracles was famous for his great victories as much as for his notorious failures. Driving each of these acts is his heroic violence, an ambivalent force that can offer communal protection as well as cause grievous harm. Drawing on evidence from epic, lyric poetry, tragedy, and comedy, this work illuminates the strategies used to justify and deflate the threatening aspects of violence. The mixed results of these strategies also demonstrate how the figure of Heracles inherently – and stubbornly – resists reform. The diverse character of Heracles' violent acts reveals an enduring tension in understanding violence: is violence a negative individual trait, that is to say the manifestation of an internal state of hostility? Or is it one specific means to a preconceived end, rather like an instrument whose employment may or may not be justified? Katherine Lu Hsu explores these evolving attitudes towards individual violence in the ancient Greek world while also shedding light on timeless debates about the nature of violence itself.

Author : Mark Sewell
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 37,28 MB
Release : 2016-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1491789344

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Crime is rampant; the City cries in pain. The call is made for a protector, a heroare you that hero? Do you feel the burning urge to fight evilbut maybe youre not quite sure where to start? Do I need a stickhow about a mask? Must I develop 6-pack abs before heading off into the night? What will the neighbours think? Well, youve had your entire life to be normal, and what did that get you? Probably not muchor maybe it has; good for you! Its time to get positive, its time to get crazy; its time to impose your glorious, indomitable will upon the world at large. So dont plod through another day at your boring, lame-ass job, surrounded by coworkers that you hate, with a boss you want to shove face-first into a filthy toilet bowl. Put on your ski mask and grab the old baseball batits time to go bash some scum! Justice! Brutality! Ultra-violence! Heed the call!!! {Disclaimer: Dont actually heed the call, or youll end up dead or imprisoned. Reality checksorry.}

Author : Shelley Scott
Publisher :
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 28,84 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Drama
ISBN :

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This book analyzes plays by Canadian women that deal with real-life incidents of violent women. In each of the plays under consideration, the playwright is theatrically engaged with the social meaning of the woman's violent act, asking how it was interpreted in public discourse, and investigating the implications of that interpretation. The female playwrights in this study have each made individual choices about the form in which they will tackle their tricky subject matter, and their choices make for varied and intriguing relationships with their audiences. Each play is also placed in the context of its social milieu by means of an examination of some of the inter-textual discourse surrounding its appearance. In every case, the fundamental question remains: what and how does the violent woman mean?

Author : Michael Clark
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,84 MB
Release : 2019-07-29
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781087803340

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From Villain to Hero is part memoir, part how-to book about how to stop domestic violence and domestic abuse. Author Michael Clark shares his true story, which provides readers first-hand insight into a person's transformative journey in becoming a safe and healthy partner.