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Hughes-Hallett, Lucy. Heroes: Saviors, Traitors, and Supermen; A History of Hero Worship.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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Publication Date: 15-SEP-05

Author: Taylor, Gilbert
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Hughes-Hallett, Lucy. Heroes: Saviors, Traitors, and Supermen; A History of Hero Worship. Sept. 2005. 512p. illus. index. Knopf, $30 (1-4000-4399-9). 920.02.

Overused to the point of meaninglessness, the word hero receives some rehabilitation from this perspicacious British critic. After selecting six famous figures from history and two from mythology...

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