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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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The antihero entered
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Antihero is a literary term that can be understood as standing in opposition to the traditional hero, i.e., one with high social status, well liked by the general populace. Past the surface, scholars have additional requirements for the antihero.
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called the fictional "center of gravity". This movement indicated a literary change in heroic ethos from feudal aristocrat to urban democrat, as was the shift from epic to ironic narratives.
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251:(1884) has been called "the first antihero in the American nursery". Charlotte Mullen of
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Constructs and the Craft of African Fiction of Yesteryears: Six Studies
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The term antihero was first used as early as 1714, emerging in works such as
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their personal motives first and foremost, with everything else secondary.
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Pruner, A. (n.d.). Hear us out: Gregory House was TV's last great doctor.
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Everybody is
Sitting on the Curb: How and why America's Heroes Disappeared
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The Anti-Hero in the
American Novel: From Joseph Heller to Kurt Vonnegut
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became prominent in the most popular and critically acclaimed TV shows.
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Passion in Literature: Studies in Honour of Moya Longstaffe
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in the 18th century, and is also used more broadly to cover
507:"'No Exit' in Racine's Phèdre: The Making of the Anti-Hero"
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from the 2000s and into early 2020s, antiheroes such as
1188:"The 10 best Neglected literary classics – in pictures"
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The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Literature in English
102:, which are commonly displayed by role-playing games.
45:(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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2861:Comic & Fantasy Art Amateur Press Association
2660:Comics and comic strips made into feature films
866:Kotru, Umesh; Zutshi, Ashutosh (1 March 2015).
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2739:Michigan State University Comic Art Collection
261:(1894) has been described as an anti-heroine.
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603:Waskul, Dennis; Lust, Matt (August 2004).
2894:Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors
2808:Association of Comics Magazine Publishers
747:. New York: Open Road. pp. 197–207.
2856:Canadian Society for the Study of Comics
869:Karna The Unsung Hero of the Mahabharata
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3694:Types of fiction with multiple endings
1463:"Why Is the Golden Age of TV So Dark?"
2714:Caricature & Cartoon Museum Basel
1369:Hardt, Michael; Weeks, Kathi (2000).
7:
2665:Comics solicited but never published
1349:A Short History of French Literature
872:. One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd.
171:. Karna is the sixth brother of the
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2813:Australian Cartoonists' Association
2803:Association of Canadian Cartoonists
1322:. Amsterdam: Rodopi. p. 198.
1186:Cooke, Rachel (27 February 2011).
921:"Literary Terms and Definitions B"
801:"Literary Terms and Definitions A"
554:Klapp, Orrin E. (September 1948).
14:
4097:Third-person omniscient narrative
1214:Woodcock, George (1 April 1983).
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2914:Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund
2828:Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas
2729:Fred Waring's Cartoon Collection
683:"The Creation of Popular Heroes"
556:"The Creation of Popular Heroes"
505:Kennedy, Theresa Varney (2014).
387:
4847:(self styled captain, braggart)
2744:Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
1111:Hearn, Michael Patrick (2001).
642:Petersen, Michael Bang (2019).
3485:Conflict between good and evil
2818:Comic Art Professional Society
1558:Glossary of comics terminology
1258:Dostoevsky's Polyphonic Talent
1:
2909:Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
833:American Culture in the 1950s
687:American Journal of Sociology
561:American Journal of Sociology
480:. Jefferson, North Carolina:
2823:National Cartoonists Society
2612:Based on television programs
1461:Reese, Hope (11 July 2013).
418:List of fictional antiheroes
233:. The antihero emerged as a
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5218:Elderly martial arts master
4913:Hooker with a heart of gold
2754:Words & Pictures Museum
1347:Brereton, Geoffrey (1968).
1262:University Press of America
1041:Ohio State University Press
16:Type of fictional character
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2798:Academy of Comic Book Arts
2770:Center for Cartoon Studies
2692:Belgian Comic Strip Center
1434:Cambridge University Press
1121:W. W. Norton & Company
1119:(1st ed.). New York:
997:(1st ed.). New York:
898:Merriam-Webster Dictionary
839:Edinburgh University Press
829:Halliwell, Martin (2007).
122:and other figures of the "
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4124:Stream of unconsciousness
3655:Falling action/Catastasis
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2904:Club des bandes dessinées
2638:Best-selling comic series
2216:Portrayal of black people
1555:
1256:Barnhart, Joe E. (2005).
1217:Twentieth Century Fiction
21:Antihero (disambiguation)
5565:Superhero fiction themes
3492:Self-fulfilling prophecy
1401:Edelstein, Alan (1996).
1316:Gargett, Graham (2004).
1285:Asong, Linus T. (2012).
1222:Macmillan Publishers Ltd
1144:Ehnenn, Jill R. (2008).
949:Alsen, Eberhard (2014).
929:Carson-Newman University
809:Carson-Newman University
743:Steiner, George (2013).
681:Klapp, Orrin E. (1948).
621:10.1525/si.2004.27.3.333
476:Laham, Nicholas (2009).
327:Golden Age of Television
237:to the traditional hero
204:as well, created by the
4119:Stream of consciousness
3582:Suspension of disbelief
2709:British Cartoon Archive
2702:National Cartoon Museum
1078:Frye, Northrop (2002).
991:Simmons, David (2008).
778:Encyclopædia Britannica
451:Oxford University Press
4945:Manic Pixie Dream Girl
4369:By ethics and morality
3660:Denouement/Catastrophe
3641:Rising action/Epitasis
2919:Finnish Comics Society
2876:Svenska Serieakademien
2866:Comics Studies Society
2734:Gibiteca Antonio Gobbo
2238:Women in Refrigerators
2233:The Hawkeye Initiative
1871:Female comics creators
1033:Lutz, Deborah (2006).
320:Sixties counterculture
230:Notes from Underground
148:Renaissance literature
127:
67:(sometimes spelled as
60:
4006:Utopian and dystopian
2655:Comic books on CD/DVD
1905:Comics historiography
925:Dr. Wheeler's Website
805:Dr. Wheeler's Website
525:10.1353/tfr.2014.0114
130:An early antihero is
117:
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5560:Protagonists by role
3560:Narrative techniques
3340:Story within a story
3152:Supporting character
2871:Sequart Organization
2617:Based on video games
2199:Gender and webcomics
1764:Publishing companies
1377:. pp. 294–295.
1082:Anatomy of Criticism
957:Taylor & Francis
609:Symbolic Interaction
100:character alignments
42:A Fistful of Dollars
19:For other uses, see
5159:Princess and dragon
5057:Princesse lointaine
4557:(servants, clowns:
4527:Gentleman detective
4265:Political narrative
4107:Unreliable narrator
3964:Speculative fiction
3672:Nonlinear narrative
3620:Three-act structure
3480:Deal with the Devil
2929:The Hero Initiative
2209:American mainstream
2011:Comics in education
1614:Comic strip formats
1426:Ousby, Ian (1996).
1355:. pp. 254–255.
654:(3 (5579)): 44–47.
482:McFarland & Co.
253:Somerville and Ross
39:, pictured here in
33:Revisionist Western
5444:Identity formation
5234:American mappillai
5146:Damsel in distress
4928:Magical girlfriend
4833:(wealthy old men,
4243:Narrative paradigm
4238:Narrative identity
4168:Dominant narrative
4114:Multiple narrators
3398:Fictional location
3241:Dramatic structure
2970:Cartoon portal
2724:The Cartoon Museum
2719:Cartoon Art Museum
2443:France and Belgium
2228:Portrayal of women
2221:African characters
2189:Ethnic stereotypes
1371:The Jameson Reader
1152:Ashgate Publishing
999:Palgrave Macmillan
780:. 14 February 2013
644:"An Age of Chaos?"
258:The Real Charlotte
225:Fyodor Dostoyevsky
187:side of the final
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3083:False protagonist
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2016:Comics journalism
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919:Wheeler, L. Lip.
879:978-93-5201-304-3
799:Wheeler, L. Lip.
512:The French Review
413:False protagonist
395:Literature portal
275:The Metamorphosis
241:, a process that
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