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Author Robert Penn Warren's fiction captures centuries worth of mythology and folklore from all across the globe--from Hebrew, Norse, Roman and Caribbean mythology, to Arthurian legends. This work explores the inspirations and hidden heroes in his works, beginning with his first novel, Night Rider, and extending through his fifth, Band of Angels. The fascinating ways, both blatant and obscure, that Warren incorporates religious practices and ancient legends into his early works are revealed.
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Pdf
A study of heroism in the myths of the world - an exploration of all the elements common to the great stories that have helped people make sense of their lives from the earliest times. It takes in Greek Apollo, Maori and Jewish rites, the Buddha, Wotan, and the bothers Grimm's Frog-King.
The Bulatovich Saga: The Name of Hero by Richard Seltzer Pdf
Raised in the Ukraine, Alexander Bulatovich (1870-1919) was a tsarist cavalry officer, an African explorer, and a religious leader. He guided an Ethiopian army through territory unknown even to them and fought in Manchuria during the Boxer Rebellion. When he retired at age 33 to join a monastery, seven of his men followed him there. Later, he led a religious movement at Mount Athos, fought in WWI, and, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, was shot dead on his doorstep in the Ukraine. The odd shifts in his career, his qualities as a leader, and the puzzle of what motivated him first drew me to him. I was also drawn by the strangeness of the events — Russian exploration in Ethiopia, the Russian conquest of Manchuria, and a heresy battle in the twentieth century for which hundreds of monks were sent into exile. My historical sources included books by Bulatovich himself and over 25 hours of interviews with his sister, Princess Mary Orbeliani, when she was 99. The Name of Hero covers his life up through Manchuria. I will continue his story in two subsequent novels — The Name of Man and The Name of God.
An oppressive regime. A life stolen. An escaped slave. A fiery fate. A world where anyone can become powerful. A slave since infancy, working the mines was all Camilla had ever known. She spent her life under the rule of the omnipotent Gi Force, the martial tyrants who control the world’s universal government. Then one day, her baby brother, the only family she has left, is fatally poisoned in the mine. As she watches his slow decline toward death, she resolves to save him at any cost. Deep within one of the Gi Force’s secure vaults lies her only hope to cure the poison, a healing stone called Aeraden. The stone, legend says, is used to create the cure-all, the panacea. Together with Tom, her best friend and fellow slave, they formulate a plan to escape and steal Aeraden from the Gi Force. As they struggle against the tumultuous odds, Camilla learns the depth of the Gi’s deception and their devastating power. Weary and nearly broken by the desolation of her enslavement and the hopelessness of her predicament, she scrambles to continue on. Through her desperation, she not only finds the strength to fight back but also the true power that resides within her. Engaging, haunting, and visceral. The Hero of No Last Name is a story about adversity and the strength that can be found within anyone.
The Names of Homeric Heroes by Nikoletta Kanavou Pdf
The purpose of this book is to contribute to the appreciation of the linguistic, literary and contextual value of Homeric personal names. This is an old topic, which famously interested Plato, and an object of constant scholarly attention from the time of ancient commentators to the present day. The book begins with an introduction to the particularly complex set of factors that affect all efforts to interpret Homeric names. The main chapters are structured around the character and action of selected heroes in their Homeric contexts (in the case of the Iliad, a heroic war; the Odyssey chapter encompasses more than one planes of action). They offer a survey of modern etymologies, set against ancient views on names and naming, in order to reconstruct (as far as possible) the reception of significant names by ancient audiences and further to shed light on the parameters surrounding the choice and use of personal names in Homer. An Appendix touches on the underexplored career of Homeric personal names as historical names, offering data and a preliminary analysis.
Heroic figures, invested with a common pattern that satisfies the human desire for idealization, are the focus of this intriguing study of legendary characters — from Oedipus and King Arthur to heroes of the Trojan War and Robin Hood. A fascinating study that will appeal to students of folklore, mythology, and history.