Social Science Folklore & Mythology
Superman in Myth and Folklore
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2019
- Category
- Folklore & Mythology, Comics & Graphic Novels, Popular Culture
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781496826312
- Publish Date
- Sep 2019
- List Price
- $43.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781496814586
- Publish Date
- Oct 2017
- List Price
- $138.00
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Description
How the Man of Steel leapt from panels and storyboards into folklore and myth
About the author
Daniel Peretti is assistant professor in the Department of Folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Editorial Reviews
Peretti makes use of a variety of fans for his case studies and interviews, from writers of Superman comics to casual fans who have never read a comic book but know Superman only from television, film, or cartoons. This makes the text not only useful for academic purposes, but also an interesting and accessible read for audiences outside academia who are simply interested in Superman, folklore, and/or pop culture.
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Superman fans, together with students of the two-way relationship between folklore and popular culture, will all enjoy and learn from this original, accessibly written, and frankly rather fun book.
Folklore, 2019