10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTIHEROINE»
Discover the use of
antiheroine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
antiheroine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Heeding the
Antiheroine's Call: The Rise of the
Antiheroine ...
As my primary texts I used Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind, the David O. Selznick film of the same title, Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces, as well as several other primary and secondary sources, including the ...
Cynthia C. Lyles-Scott, 2007
2
Discovering Modern Horror Fiction
Within a rigidly constructed routine designed to ensure the antiheroine's security,
a scenario of the most chillingly amoral madness is played. Like the mother in
Demons and Savages, the mad girl in Castle is a strong and determined user of ...
3
Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight
She's a crook, she's a heroine, she's an antiheroine, she's a crook. Since the
1990s, writers have settled on antiheroine, making her position within Gotham's
underworld as precarious as Batman's with the authorities, while still varying how
...
4
The Philosophy of Film Noir
center in the films, the lack, that is, of a character or point of view through which
we can assess the moral choices of their antihero and antiheroine. Their
emphasis is, rather, on the antihero (or his substitute) judging the antiheroine —
Kitty, ...
Mark T. Conard, Robert Porfirio, 2007
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Webster's II New College Dictionary
antiheroine. •. antisocial. containing jntimonv an-ti-her-o-ine n: an-ti-hcr-o-in* lan'
te-her'6-In. an'ti-'< n A woman protagonist, as in a literary work, who is marked by
a lack of traditional heroic virtues and qualities ca who acts counter to ...
Houghton Mifflin Company, Webster, 1999
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Working Girls: Gender and Sexuality in Popular Cinema
Though she is only passing through town, Bridget (Linda Fiorentino), the femme
fatale antiheroine in The Last Seduction, secures herselfa top managerial
position at thelocal company almost asan afterthought. Her powerdressed
glamour, her ...
perspective to artful effect: confession as a form of narrative.68 Mary is the
consummate antiheroine. “My homeland was Egypt. When I turned twelve, with
my parents still alive, I spurned this filial affection and took myself to Alexandria.
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Gender Ironies of Nationalism: Sexing the Nation
Suman's modesty, sincere feelings, religiosity, devotion and non-violence attract
the hero, and are highlighted by the contrast that the film draws with an
antiheroine who smokes, wears Western clothes and boldly tries to win the hero's
...
9
Ladies of the Leisure Class: The Bourgeoises of Northern ...
Permitted to observe the actions of the antiheroine, the heroine herself draws
lessons passively about all she should not do. Yet she suffers the effects of her
double's evil deeds as if they were her own: children die; husbands go astray;
she ...
10
The Reading Lesson: The Threat of Mass Literacy in ...
... duplicitous because the narrator/author proceeds to tell Lizzie's story in detail
and at length (ca. eight hundred pages' worth ! ). Further. the one character in the
novel who appears to be an analogue for the novelist himself is the antiheroine.
Patrick Brantlinger, 1998
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTIHEROINE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
antiheroine is used in the context of the following news items.
Game Of Thrones: 12 Greatest Anti-Heroes In Westeros
To avoid any confusion on the definition of an anti-hero, this is what the list will be based upon: “An antihero or antiheroine is a main character ... «WhatCulture, Jul 15»
Library Happenings - Focus centers on superheroes (June 24, 2015 …
It seems that Story considers her more of an antiheroine, so I have honored her choice and added Catwoman to our list of favorites. Holiday ... «Erwin Record, Jun 15»
Interview: Zoe Cassavetes Talks 'Day Out Of Days,' Anti-Heroines …
Cassavetes embraced her antiheroine, who is in many ways similar to the lead character in her 2007 film “Broken English.” She said “she's ... «Indie Wire, Jun 15»
6 Things 'Maleficent' Sequel Needs In Order To Be As Awesome …
... of a prequel, allowing us to see even more of Maleficent's life and time before she became the villain and/or antiheroine that we love to hate and hate to love. «Bustle, Jun 15»
In My House review – Alex Hourston's 'strikingly promising debut'
Like Barbara, Heller's antiheroine, the protagonist of Alex Hourston's debut is a woman in her late 50s. And like Barbara, Maggie is single and ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
21st Century Tank Girl, Secret Wars, Fight Club 2: the month in comics
The first issue sees our antiheroine relocated to the helm of an enormous phallic rocket, with her captain's log setting the tone: “This is the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Antiheroines are the New Antiheroes: The Killer Women of 'Penny …
Acknowledging that women can be the antiheroine just as much as a man promotes a synergy that the rest of Hollywood could stand to adopt ... «Indie Wire, Jun 15»
Lifetime's UnREAL Is One of the Most Interesting Dramas in Recent …
It's (appropriately) not quite a Serious Drama, either, even though in some ways one could view Rachel as an antiheroine. She's in a bad place ... «Vulture, Jun 15»
Who Is Drunk PPC Girl? An Interview with PPC's Favorite Antiheroine
If the paid search industry were Gotham City, Drunk PPC Girl would be Batgirl, the masked vigilante protecting it from the shadows. She may ... «WordStream, May 15»
Sydney comedy festival round-up: Corey White, Steen Raskopoulos …
Not to suggest that she needs to present herself as a character to be palatable, but if Fricker fronted more fully as an antiheroine – the Hannah ... «The Guardian, May 15»
