“…Unusually, Sides gives full voice to Indian leaders themselves about their trials and tribulations in their dealings with the whites. Here is a national hero on the level of Daniel Boone, presented with all of his flaws and virtues, in the context of American people̕s belief that it was their Manifest Destiny to occupy the entire West…”
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“…Sabbath's Theater is a comic creation of epic proportions, and Mickey Sabbath is its gargantuan hero. Once a scandalously inventive puppeteer, Sabbath at sixty-four is still defiantly antagonistic and exceedingly libidinous. …”

“…The author concludes that Sukeroku's double identity gave Edo audiences a hero who was an idealization of the contemporary Tokugawa townsman and at the same time a transformation of a samurai god-hero of the past. …”

“…Al degradarse la realidad aparece la farsa y, en un segundo nivel, el esperpento; "Los héroes clásicos reflejados en los espejos cóncavos dan el Esperpento", aclara Valle-Inclán. …”

“…La misión no salió como estaba planeada, pero ellos se convirtieron en héroes. Sin embargo, treinta años después, en 1997, algo sucede que cambia de nuevo la versión de aquella misión. …”

“…Why are some politicians heroes one day and villains the next? Where do we find the resources to resist authoritarian regimes?…”

“…It challenges several mainstream assumptions on the subject, for example, that the traditions were formed mainly in the Post-Classical period; that the only significant source for the legends is the works of the particular poet; and that the poets were perceived as “new heroes.”…”

“…The Brechtian matrix in The Render of Heroes and in Happily There is Moonlight !, in addition to being the aesthetic responsible for an attempt to innovate the dramatic forms practiced in Portugal, it also confirms the concern of the authors with the expression of a critical position before reality, with the direction of dramaturgy and the role of the playwright in his time and place…”

“…They occur as texts, recipes, stories, dramas in three acts, movies, videos, tweets, journeys of heroes, but also as rewarding stories in games and as narratives in society - such as a career from rags to riches, the concept of modernity or market economy. …”

“…As you follow the adventures of young heroes Ruben and Scarlet, you'll learn real programming skills, like how to:Use fundamental concepts like variables, symbols, arrays, and stringsWork with Ruby hashes to create a programmable breakfast menuControl program flow with loops and cond…”

“…The poems cover diverse subjects, including the creation, destruction and rebirth of the world, the dealings of gods such as Óðinn, Þórr and Loki with giants and each other, and the more intimate, personal tragedies of the hero Sigurðr, his wife Guðrún and the valkyrie Brynhildr…”

“…A renowned scholar of Islamic art, history and culture, Oleg Grabar introduces in this book a wide range of illuminated manuscript masterpieces from the eighth to the seventeenth century. The heroes of grand epics such as Alexander the Great are found side-by-side with mythical monarchs, sultans, and even monsters. …”

“…Four stories of comedy, deception, and revenge (including one previously unpublished) showcases heroes who suffer from willful self-deceit. These not-so-innocents proceed from self-deception to deceiving others, who do not take it lightly. …”
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“…Criaturas solitarias, roidas por una desesperada angustia vital ; hombres y mujeres sin escrúpulos, vendidos al mejor postor; aventureros, idealistas, pervertidos, víctimas del chantaje o de la corrupción, héroes o traidores, ¿quiénes han sido y cómo han sido los grandes espías de la Historia? …”