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Social Science Folklore & Mythology

Superman in Myth and Folklore

by (author) Daniel Peretti

Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Initial publish date
Sep 2019
Category
Folklore & Mythology, Comics & Graphic Novels, Popular Culture
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781496826312
    Publish Date
    Sep 2019
    List Price
    $43.95
  • 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.

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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