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  2. Antihero - Wikipedia

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    An anti-hero that fits the more contemporary notion of the term is the lower-caste warrior Karna, in The Mahabharata. Karna is the sixth brother of the Pandavas (symbolising good ), born out of wedlock, and raised by a lower caste charioteer.

  3. List of fictional antiheroes - Wikipedia

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    My Hero Academia: 2014–present [280] Endeavor / Enji Todoroki Lady Nagant [274] McGillis Fareed Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: 2015—2017 [264] Angelo Lagusa 91 Days: 2016 [269] William James Moriarty Moriarty the Patriot: 2016–present Tanya Degurechaff The Saga of Tanya the Evil: 2017–present [267] Fate Graphite Berserk of ...

  4. Epic (genre) - Wikipedia

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    The hero is often righteous or moralistically good, especially in the ancient epic, or else above all others in some field such as combat or leadership. The hero is the vehicle by which the epic's long, difficult narrative must be carried. They must therefore be a strong, distinct, and memorable character. [2]

  5. Hero - Wikipedia

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    The antonym of hero is villain. [3] Other terms associated with the concept of hero may include good guy or white hat. In classical literature, the hero is the main or revered character in heroic epic poetry celebrated through ancient legends of a people, often striving for military conquest and living by a continually flawed personal honor ...

  6. Contemporary Western - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary Western is a subgenre of the Western genre that includes contemporary settings and uses Old West themes, archetypes, and motifs, such as a rebellious antihero, open plains and desert landscapes, or gunfights.

  7. 20th century in literature - Wikipedia

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    After 1960, the somewhat malleable term "contemporary literature" widely appears. Although these terms (modern, contemporary and postmodern) are generally applicable to and stem from Western literary history, scholars often use them in reference to Asian, Latin American and African literatures.

  8. List of culture heroes - Wikipedia

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    A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or discovery.A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire, or agriculture, songs, tradition, law or religion, and is usually the most important legendary figure of a people, sometimes as the founder of its ruling dynasty.

  9. They Did Not Expect Him - Wikipedia

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    The painter advances genre and historical painting by locating and depicting contemporary heroes. Or, more precisely, he causes them to reach a specific force, paving the way for a painting of contemporary history. Alain Besançon, a French historian, regards the painting exemplary for the connection it creates between painting and literature: [33]