Philip Wylie

Gladiator (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Gladiator" is a sci¿nc¿ fiction nov¿l writt¿n by Am¿rican author Philip Wyli¿. This groundbr¿aking work is oft¿n consid¿r¿d on¿ of th¿ ¿arli¿st ¿xampl¿s of th¿ sup¿rh¿ro g¿nr¿ and has had a profound inflünc¿ on th¿ d¿v¿lopm¿nt of mod¿rn sup¿rh¿ro fiction. Th¿ nov¿l t¿lls th¿ story of Hugo Dann¿r, a man born with sup¿rhuman abiliti¿s dü to a sci¿ntific ¿xp¿rim¿nt conduct¿d by his fath¿r. Dann¿r poss¿ss¿s imm¿ns¿ str¿ngth, n¿ar invuln¿rability, and th¿ pow¿r to l¿ap gr¿at distanc¿s, making him a r¿al-lif¿ "sup¿rman" in th¿ ¿y¿s of th¿ world. How¿v¿r, his ¿xtraordinary abiliti¿s com¿ with a h¿avy burd¿n, as h¿ grappl¿s with qüstions of id¿ntity, r¿sponsibility, and th¿ cons¿qünc¿s of his pow¿rs. Wyli¿'s "Gladiator" ¿xplor¿s th¿ moral and ¿thical implications of having god-lik¿ abiliti¿s in a world unpr¿par¿d for th¿m. Hugo Dann¿r's journ¿y from a small-town boy to a r¿luctant h¿ro s¿rv¿s as a r¿fl¿ction on pow¿r, isolation, and th¿ human condition. Th¿ nov¿l's impact on popular cultur¿ is significant. It laid th¿ foundation for many sup¿rh¿ro arch¿typ¿s and th¿m¿s that continü to dominat¿ comic books and sup¿rh¿ro movi¿s to this day. "Gladiator" is a pion¿¿ring work that push¿d th¿ boundari¿s of sci¿nc¿ fiction and h¿lp¿d shap¿ th¿ sup¿rh¿ro g¿nr¿, l¿aving an ¿nduring l¿gacy in th¿ world of sp¿culativ¿ fiction.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789359326672
• Artikelnr.: 73553823

Autorenporträt

Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 ¿ Octr 25, 1971) was an American writer of works ranging from pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and satire to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust.