This article explores the history of Superman to offer commentary on the changing nature of Burkean identification across distinct historical periods. Beginning with the creation of Superman in 1938, I explore Superman's Golden, Marvel, and Contemporary Age revisions addressing his construction of ethos as a means to establish grounds for identification. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of English in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Summer Semester, 2008. / March 31, 2008. / Superman, Identification, Ethos / Includes bibliographical references. / Michael Neal, Professor Directing Thesis; Kristie Fleckenstein, Committee Member; Kathleen Yancey, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_181962 |
| Contributors | Hoyle, Ryan (authoraut), Neal, Michael (professor directing thesis), Fleckenstein, Kristie (committee member), Yancey, Kathleen (committee member), Department of English (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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