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Heroic Ideals

Heroic Ideals is a conceptual construct in epic poetics and narrative poetry that identifies the culturally valorized virtues, behaviors, and moral principles embodied by protagonists in heroic literature, distinguishing itself from other literary themes by its focus on the normative standards of courage, honor, duty, and exceptional agency that define exemplary heroic figures within grand narrative traditions.

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4.2K

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119

Authors

56

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

88

Heroism: A Conceptual Analysis and Differentiation between Heroic Action and Altruism

Zeno Franco, Kathy Blau, Philip G. Zimbardo · Review of General Psychology · 2011 · 451 citations

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‘Healthcare Heroes’: problems with media focus on heroism from healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Caitríona Cox · Journal of Medical Ethics · 2020 · 291 citations · Full text

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The Heroism of Women and Men.

Selwyn W. Becker, Alice H. Eagly · American Psychologist · 2004 · 279 citations

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The Best of the Achaeans - Gregory Nagy: The Best of the Achaeans. Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry. Pp. xvi + 392. Baltimore and London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980. £9 ($18.75).

J. B. Hainsworth · The Classical Review · 1982 · 226 citations

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The Heroic Life and Everyday Life

Mike Featherstone · Theory Culture & Society · 1992 · 174 citations

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Authors

119

  1. PG
    Philip G. Zimbardo

    Stanford University, United States

    3 publications · 482 citations

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  2. DW
    Dixon Wecter

    The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, United States

    2 publications · 69 citations

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  3. EL
    Elaine L. Kinsella

    University of Limerick, Ireland

    2 publications · 67 citations

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  4. KB
    Kathy Blau

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 464 citations

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  5. HH
    Helena Heizmann

    University of Technology Sydney, Australia

    2 publications · 66 citations

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Institutions

56

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    41 citations

  2. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    91 citations

  3. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    291 citations

  4. University of Technology Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    171 citations

  5. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    72 citations

  6. University of Limerick

    Limerick, Ireland

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    143 citations

  7. Palo Alto University

    Palo Alto, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    469 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 8 publications · 395 citations

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  2. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 4 publications · 90 citations

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  3. Journal of British Studies

    JBS · 2 publications · 140 citations

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  4. Journal of Medical Ethics

    2 publications · 320 citations

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  5. American Literature

    2 publications · 34 citations

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