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Tragic Heroism

Tragic Heroism is a literary construct in African novel studies that denotes a protagonist’s noble pursuit of justice or self-realization, invariably culminating in personal downfall due to insurmountable sociopolitical, cultural, or existential forces intrinsic to postcolonial African contexts.

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14

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2017–2026

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Publications

31

John Snow, hero of cholera: RIP

Tom Koch · Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2008 · 383 citations · Full text

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The Heroic Temper: Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy

Michael H. Jameson, Bernard M. W. Knox · The Classical World · 1965 · 320 citations

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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 Nobility of Failure: Tragic Heroes in the History of Japan.

Richard Storry, Ivan Morris · Monumenta Nipponica · 1976 · 159 citations

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King Leopold's ghost a story of greed, terror, and heroism in colonial Africa

Journal of Bioresource Management · 1998 · 145 citations

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Authors

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  1. BM
    Bernard M. W. Knox

    2 publications · 397 citations

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  2. RF
    Robert Folkenflik

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  3. PD
    Patrick D. Hopkins

    Millsaps College, United States

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  4. AF
    Adam Fryc

    Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego im. Jerzego Kukuczki w Katowicach, Poland

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  5. BH
    Bruce Heiden

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 62 citations

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Institutions

14

  1. Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego im. Jerzego Kukuczki w Katowicach

    Katowice, Poland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  2. University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  3. Saint Xavier University

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    114 citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  5. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  6. University of Essex

    Colchester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  7. University of Limerick

    Limerick, Ireland

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    114 citations

  8. University of Tasmania

    Hobart, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 132 citations

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  2. Heroism Science An Interdisciplinary Journal

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  3. The American Journal of Philology

    AJP · 2 publications · 53 citations

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  4. The Classical World

    2 publications · 382 citations

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  5. Eighteenth-Century Life

    1 publications · 10 citations

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