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The Great Courses' "Heroes and Legends: The Most Influential Characters of Literature"

Listed below are many different types of heroes with an example of each type. "Heroes hold a special place in our imagination. Names such as Odysseus, Beowulf, and Queen Guinevere summon up mythic legends, while Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and Huckleberry Finn are some of the most recognizable figures in all of world literature. Robinson Crusoe and Elizabeth Bennet are as real to us today as they were when Daniel Defoe and Jane Austen first created them. Meanwhile, Frodo Baggins, Harry Potter, and Lisbeth Salander are heroes for our age and the legends of the future." (The Great Courses lecture series by Professor Thomas A. Shippey )
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1984--Winston Smith (The Hero We Never Want to Be)
1984--Winston Smith (The Hero We Never Want to Be)
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn--"Huck" Finn (Free Spirit of America)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn--"Huck" Finn (Free Spirit of America)
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Aeneid--Aeneas (The Straight Arrow)
Aeneid--Aeneas (The Straight Arrow)
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Any Sherlock Holmes Tale--Sherlock Holmes (First Great Detective)
Any Sherlock Holmes Tale--Sherlock Holmes (First Great Detective)
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Beowulf--Beowulf (A Hero With Hidden Depths)
Beowulf--Beowulf (A Hero With Hidden Depths)
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The Canterbury Tales--Alyson, Wife of Bath (An Independent Woman)
The Canterbury Tales--Alyson, Wife of Bath (An Independent Woman)
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The Color Purple--Celie (A Woman Who Wins Through)
The Color Purple--Celie (A Woman Who Wins Through)
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Don Quixote--Don Quixote (The First of the Wannabes)
Don Quixote--Don Quixote (The First of the Wannabes)
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Dracula--Count Dracula (Allure of the Monster)
Dracula--Count Dracula (Allure of the Monster)
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Fairy Tale Heroines--Female Leads (New Style Princesses)
Fairy Tale Heroines--Female Leads (New Style Princesses)
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German Mythology--Thor the God (A Very Human God)
German Mythology--Thor the God (A Very Human God)
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo--Lisbeth Salander (Avenging Female Fury)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo--Lisbeth Salander (Avenging Female Fury)
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Harry Potter Series--Harry Potter (Whistle Blower Hero)
Harry Potter Series--Harry Potter (Whistle Blower Hero)
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Iliad & Odyssey--Odysseus / Ulysses (The Trickster Hero)
Iliad & Odyssey--Odysseus / Ulysses (The Trickster Hero)
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James Bond Series--Commander James Bond (A Dangerous Protector)
James Bond Series--Commander James Bond (A Dangerous Protector)
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The Jungle Book--Mowgli (The Wolf Child)
The Jungle Book--Mowgli (The Wolf Child)
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The Last of the Mohicans--Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo (Frontier Hero)
The Last of the Mohicans--Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo (Frontier Hero)
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The Last of the Mohicans--Woodrow Call (Frontier Hero)
The Last of the Mohicans--Woodrow Call (Frontier Hero)
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Le Morte D'Arthur--Guinevere (A Heroine With Many Faces)
Le Morte D'Arthur--Guinevere (A Heroine With Many Faces)
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Lord of the Rings Series--Frodo Baggins (A Reluctant Hero)
Lord of the Rings Series--Frodo Baggins (A Reluctant Hero)
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The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood--Robin Hood (The Outlaw Hero)
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood--Robin Hood (The Outlaw Hero)
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Pride and Prejudice--Elizabeth Bennet (A Proper Pride)
Pride and Prejudice--Elizabeth Bennet (A Proper Pride)
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Robinson Crusoe--Robinson Crusoe (A Lone Survivor)
Robinson Crusoe--Robinson Crusoe (A Lone Survivor)
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Troilus and Cressida--Cressida (A Love Betrayed)
Troilus and Cressida--Cressida (A Love Betrayed)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin--Uncle Tom (The Hero as Martyr)
Uncle Tom's Cabin--Uncle Tom (The Hero as Martyr)
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