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Heroic Quests

Heroic Quests is a narrative framework within fantasy fiction that centers on a protagonist's transformative journey involving extraordinary challenges, moral trials, and the pursuit of a lofty goal, distinguished from other narrative structures by its emphasis on personal heroism, archetypal character development, and the restoration or establishment of cosmic or societal order.

31

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1.1K

Citations

43

Authors

12

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Variants

Heroic Journeys

Parents

Publications

31

Homer and the Heroic Tradition

Frederick M. Combellack, Cedric H. Whitman · Comparative Literature · 1960 · 202 citations

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The Role of Brands and Mediating Technologies in Assembling Long-Distance Family Practices

Amber M. Epp, Hope Jensen Schau, Linda L. Price · Journal of Marketing · 2014 · 168 citations

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Sophocles' tragic world: divinity, nature, society

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 72 citations

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A prototype quest generator based on a structural analysis of quests from four MMORPGs

Jonathon Doran, Ian Parberry · 2011 · 62 citations

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Homer and the Heroic Tradition

George E. Duckworth, Cedric H. Whitman · The Classical World · 1958 · 56 citations

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Authors

43

  1. CH
    Cedric H. Whitman

    2 publications · 258 citations

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  2. SB
    Sargent Bush

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  3. JW
    John W. Griffin

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    1 publications · 51 citations

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  4. CG
    Christian Garmann Johnsen

    Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

    1 publications · 42 citations

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  5. HJ
    Hope Jensen Schau

    University of Arizona, United States

    1 publications · 168 citations

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Institutions

12

  1. University of North Texas

    Denton, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    124 citations

  2. University of Saint Joseph

    West Hartford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  3. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  4. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    168 citations

  5. University of California, Merced

    Merced, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  6. Lakehead University

    Thunder Bay, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    20 citations

  7. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    84 citations

  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    168 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 104 citations

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  2. History of Religions

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  3. The Modern Language Review

    2 publications · 35 citations

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  4. American Literature

    2 publications · 41 citations

    2

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  5. Western Journal of Communication

    1 publications · 17 citations

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