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Heroic Femininity

Heroic Femininity is a theoretical construct within gender and literary studies that identifies and analyzes the archetype of women in legendary narratives who exemplify courage, moral strength, and agency traditionally associated with heroism, while challenging patriarchal representations of femininity.

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Citations

67

Authors

21

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

65

Body/Power/Identity: Passions of the Martyrs

Brent D. Shaw · Journal of early Christian studies · 1996 · 271 citations

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Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism

Anne Llewellyn Barstow, Marina Warner · The American Historical Review · 1982 · 177 citations

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Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood

Marilyn Booth, Fátima Mernissi · World Literature Today · 1995 · 151 citations

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Images of Rape: The "Heroic Tradition" and Its Alternatives

Y.L. Bleyerveld, Diane Wolfthal · Simiolus Netherlands Quarterly for the History of Art · 2000 · 104 citations

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“Eliza, Queene of shepheardes,” and the Pastoral of Power

Louis Montrose · English Literary Renaissance · 1980 · 84 citations

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Authors

67

  1. LD
    Lauren Dundes

    McDaniel College, United States

    2 publications · 117 citations

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  2. LR
    Lee R. Edwards

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  3. JH
    Janice Hume

    Grady Memorial Hospital, United States

    2 publications · 23 citations

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  4. UE
    Uradyn E. Bulag

    Hunter College, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. BS
    Barbara Sicherman

    1 publications · 20 citations

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Institutions

21

  1. McDaniel College

    Westminster, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    117 citations

  2. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    42 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. Women's and Gender Studies et Recherches Féministes

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  5. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  6. Georgia College & State University

    Milledgeville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  7. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  8. Foster-Miller (United States)

    Waltham, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 7 publications · 180 citations

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  2. The Journal of Popular Culture

    JPC · 3 publications · 46 citations

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  3. Gender & History

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  4. Studies in English Literature 1500-1900

    SEL · 2 publications · 32 citations

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  5. Constellations

    1 publications · 73 citations

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