The Resource Wonder Woman Unbound : the Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine, Tim Hanley
Wonder Woman Unbound : the Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine, Tim Hanley
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- Summary
- "With her golden lasso and her bullet-deflecting bracelets, Wonder Woman is a beloved icon of female strength in a world of male superheroes. But this close look at her history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman. The original Wonder Woman was ahead of her time, advocating female superiority and the benefits of matriarchy in the 1940s. At the same time, her creator filled the comics with titillating bondage imagery, and Wonder Woman was tied up as often as she saved the world. In the 1950s, Wonder Woman begrudgingly continued her superheroic mission, wishing she could settle down with her boyfriend instead, all while continually hinting at hidden lesbian leanings. While other female characters stepped forward as women's lib took off in the late 1960s, Wonder Woman fell backwards, losing her superpowers and flitting from man to man. Ms. magazine and Lynda Carter restored Wonder Woman's feminist strength in the 1970s, turning her into a powerful symbol as her checkered past was quickly forgotten. Exploring this lost history as well as her modern incarnations adds new dimensions to the world's most beloved female character, and Wonder Woman Unbound delves into her comic book and its spin-offs as well as the myriad motivations of her creators to showcase the peculiar journey that led to Wonder Woman's iconic status"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 304 pages
- Contents
-
- Part 2:
- The silver age.
- A Herculean task
- Focus on the family, or Superman is a jackass
- Conforming to the code
- Interlude 2:
- Letters and advertisements
- Part 3:
- The bronze age.
- Wonder Woman no more
- Introduction
- Doin' it for themselves
- Restoration and re-creation
- The mundane modern age
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Source notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Part 1:
- The golden age.
- The Utopian alternative
- Damsels in distress
- Amazon princess, bondage queen
- Interlude 1:
- Wonder Woman's extra features
- Isbn
- 9781613749098
- Label
- Wonder Woman Unbound : the Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine
- Title
- Wonder Woman Unbound
- Title remainder
- the Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine
- Statement of responsibility
- Tim Hanley
- Title variation
- Wonder Woman unbound
- Title variation remainder
- the curious history of the worlds most famous heroine
- Subject
-
- COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Superheroes
- trueComic books, strips, etc
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States
- Gender identity in literature
- trueGender identity in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Comics & Graphic Novels
- trueLiterary criticism
- trueLiterature and society
- Literature and society
- Literature and society -- United States
- truePopular culture
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- trueSocial change
- trueSuperheroines
- trueUnited States
- United States
- trueWomen in literature
- Women in literature
- trueWomen superheroes
- trueWomen's role
- trueWonder Woman (Fictitious character)
- Wonder Woman, (Fictitious character)
- Wonder Woman, (Fictitious character)
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "With her golden lasso and her bullet-deflecting bracelets, Wonder Woman is a beloved icon of female strength in a world of male superheroes. But this close look at her history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman. The original Wonder Woman was ahead of her time, advocating female superiority and the benefits of matriarchy in the 1940s. At the same time, her creator filled the comics with titillating bondage imagery, and Wonder Woman was tied up as often as she saved the world. In the 1950s, Wonder Woman begrudgingly continued her superheroic mission, wishing she could settle down with her boyfriend instead, all while continually hinting at hidden lesbian leanings. While other female characters stepped forward as women's lib took off in the late 1960s, Wonder Woman fell backwards, losing her superpowers and flitting from man to man. Ms. magazine and Lynda Carter restored Wonder Woman's feminist strength in the 1970s, turning her into a powerful symbol as her checkered past was quickly forgotten. Exploring this lost history as well as her modern incarnations adds new dimensions to the world's most beloved female character, and Wonder Woman Unbound delves into her comic book and its spin-offs as well as the myriad motivations of her creators to showcase the peculiar journey that led to Wonder Woman's iconic status"--
- Award
- Amelia Bloomer List, 2015
- Assigning source
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- 10316981
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hanley, Tim
- Dewey number
- 741.5/973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wonder Woman
- Wonder Woman
- Women in literature
- Gender identity in literature
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Literature and society
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
- Comic books, strips, etc
- Gender identity in literature
- Literature and society
- Women in literature
- United States
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the curious history of the world's most famous heroine
- Label
- Wonder Woman Unbound : the Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine, Tim Hanley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Part 2:
- The silver age.
- A Herculean task
- Focus on the family, or Superman is a jackass
- Conforming to the code
- Interlude 2:
- Letters and advertisements
- Part 3:
- The bronze age.
- Wonder Woman no more
- Introduction
- Doin' it for themselves
- Restoration and re-creation
- The mundane modern age
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Source notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Part 1:
- The golden age.
- The Utopian alternative
- Damsels in distress
- Amazon princess, bondage queen
- Interlude 1:
- Wonder Woman's extra features
- Control code
- ocn859187727
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 304 pages
- Isbn
- 9781613749098
- Lccn
- 2013045111
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)859187727
- Label
- Wonder Woman Unbound : the Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine, Tim Hanley
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-293) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Part 2:
- The silver age.
- A Herculean task
- Focus on the family, or Superman is a jackass
- Conforming to the code
- Interlude 2:
- Letters and advertisements
- Part 3:
- The bronze age.
- Wonder Woman no more
- Introduction
- Doin' it for themselves
- Restoration and re-creation
- The mundane modern age
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Source notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Part 1:
- The golden age.
- The Utopian alternative
- Damsels in distress
- Amazon princess, bondage queen
- Interlude 1:
- Wonder Woman's extra features
- Control code
- ocn859187727
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 304 pages
- Isbn
- 9781613749098
- Lccn
- 2013045111
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)859187727
Subject
- COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS -- Superheroes
- trueComic books, strips, etc
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States
- Gender identity in literature
- trueGender identity in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- Comics & Graphic Novels
- trueLiterary criticism
- trueLiterature and society
- Literature and society
- Literature and society -- United States
- truePopular culture
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
- trueSocial change
- trueSuperheroines
- trueUnited States
- United States
- trueWomen in literature
- Women in literature
- trueWomen superheroes
- trueWomen's role
- trueWonder Woman (Fictitious character)
- Wonder Woman, (Fictitious character)
- Wonder Woman, (Fictitious character)
- Comic books, strips, etc
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