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Typically, an antihero is the focal point of conflict in a story, whether as the protagonist or as the antagonistic force. This is due to the antihero's engagement in the conflict, typically of their own will, rather than a specific calling to serve the greater good. As such, the antihero focuses on
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A new book explains the link between the rise of antihero protaganists and the unprecedented abundance of great TV (and what Dick Cheney has to do with it).
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Pruner, A. (n.d.). Hear us out: Gregory House was TV's last great doctor.
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Sitting on the Curb: How and why America's Heroes Disappeared
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from the 2000s and into early 2020s, antiheroes such as
1199:"The 10 best Neglected literary classics – in pictures"
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The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Literature in English
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56:(1964), portrayed the archetypal antihero called the "
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The New Romanticism: A Collection of Critical Essays
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Tolstoy Or Dostoevsky: An Essay in the Old Criticism
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The antihero became prominent in early 20th century
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2671:Comics and comic strips made into feature films
877:Kotru, Umesh; Zutshi, Ashutosh (1 March 2015).
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2862:Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association
2750:Michigan State University Comic Art Collection
272:(1894) has been described as an anti-heroine.
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2819:Association of Comics Magazine Publishers
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758:. New York: Open Road. pp. 197–207.
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182:. Karna is the sixth brother of the
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2814:Association of Canadian Cartoonists
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1333:. Amsterdam: Rodopi. p. 198.
1197:Cooke, Rachel (27 February 2011).
932:"Literary Terms and Definitions B"
812:"Literary Terms and Definitions A"
565:Klapp, Orrin E. (September 1948).
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1225:Woodcock, George (1 April 1983).
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2839:Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas
2740:Fred Waring's Cartoon Collection
694:"The Creation of Popular Heroes"
567:"The Creation of Popular Heroes"
516:Kennedy, Theresa Varney (2014).
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1569:Glossary of comics terminology
1269:Dostoevsky's Polyphonic Talent
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844:American Culture in the 1950s
698:American Journal of Sociology
572:American Journal of Sociology
491:. Jefferson, North Carolina:
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2834:National Cartoonists Society
2623:Based on television programs
1472:Reese, Hope (11 July 2013).
429:List of fictional antiheroes
244:. The antihero emerged as a
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5229:Elderly martial arts master
4924:Hooker with a heart of gold
2765:Words & Pictures Museum
1358:Brereton, Geoffrey (1968).
1273:University Press of America
1052:Ohio State University Press
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27:Type of fictional character
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2809:Academy of Comic Book Arts
2781:Center for Cartoon Studies
2703:Belgian Comic Strip Center
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1445:Cambridge University Press
1132:W. W. Norton & Company
1130:(1st ed.). New York:
1008:(1st ed.). New York:
909:Merriam-Webster Dictionary
850:Edinburgh University Press
840:Halliwell, Martin (2007).
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1228:Twentieth Century Fiction
32:Antihero (disambiguation)
5576:Superhero fiction themes
3503:Self-fulfilling prophecy
1412:Edelstein, Alan (1996).
1327:Gargett, Graham (2004).
1296:Asong, Linus T. (2012).
1233:Macmillan Publishers Ltd
1155:Ehnenn, Jill R. (2008).
960:Alsen, Eberhard (2014).
940:Carson-Newman University
820:Carson-Newman University
754:Steiner, George (2013).
692:Klapp, Orrin E. (1948).
632:10.1525/si.2004.27.3.333
487:Laham, Nicholas (2009).
338:Golden Age of Television
248:to the traditional hero
215:as well, created by the
4130:Stream of consciousness
3593:Suspension of disbelief
2720:British Cartoon Archive
2713:National Cartoon Museum
1089:Frye, Northrop (2002).
1002:Simmons, David (2008).
789:Encyclopædia Britannica
462:Oxford University Press
4956:Manic Pixie Dream Girl
4380:By ethics and morality
3671:Denouement/Catastrophe
3652:Rising action/Epitasis
2930:Finnish Comics Society
2887:Svenska Serieakademien
2877:Comics Studies Society
2745:Gibiteca Antonio Gobbo
2249:Women in Refrigerators
2244:The Hawkeye Initiative
1882:Female comics creators
1044:Lutz, Deborah (2006).
331:Sixties counterculture
241:Notes from Underground
159:Renaissance literature
138:
78:(sometimes spelled as
71:
4017:Utopian and dystopian
2666:Comic books on CD/DVD
1916:Comics historiography
936:Dr. Wheeler's Website
816:Dr. Wheeler's Website
536:10.1353/tfr.2014.0114
141:An early antihero is
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5571:Protagonists by role
3571:Narrative techniques
3351:Story within a story
3163:Supporting character
2882:Sequart Organization
2628:Based on video games
2210:Gender and webcomics
1775:Publishing companies
1388:. pp. 294–295.
1093:Anatomy of Criticism
968:Taylor & Francis
620:Symbolic Interaction
111:character alignments
53:A Fistful of Dollars
30:For other uses, see
5170:Princess and dragon
5068:Princesse lointaine
4568:(servants, clowns:
4538:Gentleman detective
4276:Political narrative
4118:Unreliable narrator
3975:Speculative fiction
3683:Nonlinear narrative
3631:Three-act structure
3491:Deal with the Devil
2940:The Hero Initiative
2220:American mainstream
2022:Comics in education
1625:Comic strip formats
1437:Ousby, Ian (1996).
1366:. pp. 254–255.
665:(3 (5579)): 44–47.
493:McFarland & Co.
264:Somerville and Ross
50:, pictured here in
44:Revisionist Western
5455:Identity formation
5245:American mappillai
5157:Damsel in distress
4939:Magical girlfriend
4844:(wealthy old men,
4254:Narrative paradigm
4249:Narrative identity
4179:Dominant narrative
4125:Multiple narrators
3409:Fictional location
3252:Dramatic structure
2981:Cartoon portal
2735:The Cartoon Museum
2730:Cartoon Art Museum
2454:France and Belgium
2239:Portrayal of women
2232:African characters
2200:Ethnic stereotypes
1382:The Jameson Reader
1163:Ashgate Publishing
1010:Palgrave Macmillan
791:. 14 February 2013
655:"An Age of Chaos?"
269:The Real Charlotte
236:Fyodor Dostoyevsky
198:side of the final
139:
72:
68:Spaghetti Westerns
5548:
5547:
5544:
5543:
5425:Adolescent clique
5405:
5404:
5401:
5400:
5397:
5396:
5178:
5177:
4914:Farmer's daughter
4883:By sex and gender
4873:
4872:
4869:
4868:
4865:
4864:
4656:
4655:
4515:
4514:
4436:Mythological king
4316:
4315:
4259:Narrative therapy
3693:television series
3638:Freytag's Pyramid
3481:Moral development
3384:Alternate history
3094:False protagonist
3009:
3008:
2969:Comics portal
2953:
2952:
2786:The Kubert School
2689:
2688:
2561:
2560:
2259:
2258:
2184:Widescreen comics
2027:Comics journalism
1897:
1896:
1689:Political cartoon
1630:Daily comic strip
930:Wheeler, L. Lip.
890:978-93-5201-304-3
810:Wheeler, L. Lip.
523:The French Review
424:False protagonist
406:Literature portal
286:The Metamorphosis
252:, a process that
60:" in the Italian
16:(Redirected from
5588:
5566:Stock characters
5471:Little green men
5460:Imaginary friend
5411:
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5367:
5189:
5188:
5129:Mammy stereotype
5083:Yamato nadeshiko
4899:
4898:
4890:
4889:
4879:
4878:
4754:Bug-eyed monster
4718:Social Darwinist
4667:
4666:
4643:Good cop/bad cop
4526:
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4375:
4350:Stock characters
4343:
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4320:
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4239:Literary science
3782:Narrative poetry
3678:Linear narrative
3588:Stylistic device
3583:Show, don't tell
3546:Figure of speech
3336:Shaggy dog story
3079:Characterization
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2945:Xeric Foundation
2799:
2798:
2613:Based on fiction
2572:
2571:
2346:China and Taiwan
2270:
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2069:Graphic medicine
2012:Autobiographical
1977:
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1955:Japanese (manga)
1861:Japanese (manga)
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464:. Archived from
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291:Jean-Paul Sartre
260:Huckleberry Finn
58:Man with No Name
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4184:Fiction writing
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3153:Stock character
3099:Focal character
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2935:Friends of Lulu
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2592:Manga magazines
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2159:Talking animals
2135:
2096:Science fiction
2007:Anthropomorphic
1973:and narratology
1972:
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1911:Years in comics
1893:
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1834:Jewish American
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327:angry young men
208:Rameau's Nephew
180:The Mahabharata
135:Beat Generation
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63:Dollars Trilogy
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4308:Verisimilitude
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3331:Self-insertion
3328:
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3316:Poetic justice
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