Heroes in literature History and criticism 106 Characters 31 Criticism and interpretation 30 Heroes 29 LITERARY CRITICISM 29 Characters and characteristics 21 History 20 European 18 Literature 18 English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh 17 In literature 17 English literature 12 General 11 American fiction 10 American literature 9 Epic poetry, English (Old) 9 Epic poetry, Greek 9 Courage in literature 8 English fiction 7 Literary 7 Monsters in literature 7 Civilization 6 Dragons in literature 6 Mythology 6 Tragedy 6 African American authors 5 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY 5 DRAMA 5 English drama 5