検索キーワード： "HERO" 精神分析学

Since its release in 1949, The Hero with a Thousand Faces has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell's revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In this book, Campbell outlines the Hero's Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world's mythic traditions. He also explores the Cosmogonic Cycle, the mythic pattern of world creation and destruction.

Why do superheroes choose to be superheroes? Where does Spider-Man's altruism come from, and what does it mean? Why is there so much prejudice against the X-Men, and how could they have responded to it, other than the way they did? Why are super-villains so aggressive? The Psychology of Superheroes answers these questions in a wide range of essays on topics from Aquaman to Arkham Asylum - exploring the inner workings our heroes usually only share with their therapists.

Dans la tête des super-héros ! Superman, Wonder Woman, les X-Men, Spider-Man, la Femme invisible… Tous ces personnages aux super-pouvoirs qui nous font fantasmer s'allongent enfin sur le fameux divan du docteur Freud pour explorer leurs failles et leurs complexes (et les nôtres au passage !). Quelle est la névrose de l'Incroyable Hulk ? Que révèle l'inconscient de Batman ? Daredevil a-t-il des angoisses ? Comment se construisent les identités masquées de nos justiciers favoris ?