Keywords
popular culture
anima
series
franchises
history and myth
Superman
Devilman
Benjamin
Le Guin
Schiller
Derrida
Star Wars
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Abstract
What is the significance of the tragic myth in our contemporary times? What role can tragedy still play as a narrative element today? This article considers the presence and significance of the tragic myth in the heroic franchises of today’s cultural industry
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