Heroism : rising from the ashes

• Main Author: Oh, Karen Jia Lin
• Other Authors: Jernigan, Daniel Keith
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Literature::English
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14529
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The concept of heroism and the portrayal of heroes have undergone many changes over the ages, departing from its classical precedents. The Hero was once the exemplary model of individuality, chivalry, morality and other noble ideals, but the rise of satire on chivalric literature in the 17th Century...