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	An anti-hero is a hero who lacks the qualities that are normally found in heroic individuals.		An anti-hero is a hero who lacks the qualities that are normally found in heroic individuals.

	Anti-heroes normally share characteristics such as being "incompetent, unlucky, tactless, clumsy, cock-handed, stupid, buffoonish (~~Literary Terms & Literary Theory~~ 42-43)." Even though the anti-hero normally has one or more of these characteristics, the reader is still drawn into feeling sympathetic for the anti-hero.		Anti-heroes normally share characteristics such as being "incompetent, unlucky, tactless, clumsy, cock-handed, stupid, buffoonish" (Cuddon 42-43). Even though the anti-hero normally has one or more of these characteristics, the reader is still drawn into feeling sympathetic for the anti-hero.

	In the early days of literature, the anti-hero was rarely seen, yet now the anti-hero is seen more and more frequently. Some of the earliest examples include "the endearing figure of the eponymous knight of ''Don Quixote'' (1605, 1615) (~~Literary Terms & Literary Theory~~ 42-43)" and in "Hylas, in d'Urfe's very successful Astrée (1627) who is a contrast to the conventional hero Céladan (~~Literary Terms & Literary Theory~~ 42-43)."		In the early days of literature, the anti-hero was rarely seen, yet now the anti-hero is seen more and more frequently. Some of the earliest examples include "the endearing figure of the eponymous knight of ''Don Quixote'' (1605, 1615)" (Cuddon 42-43) and in "Hylas, in d'Urfe's very successful Astrée (1627) who is a contrast to the conventional hero Céladan" (Cuddon 42-43).

	"A non-hero, or the antithesis of a hero of the old-fashioned kind who was capable of heroic deeds, who was dashing, strong, brave and resourceful. It is a little doubtful whether such heroes have ever existed in any quantity in fiction except in some romances and in the cheaper kind of romantic novelette. However there have been many instances of fictional heroes who have displayed noble qualities and virtuous attributes. The anti-hero is the man who is given the vocation of failure (~~Literary Terms & Literary Theory~~ 42-43)."		"A non-hero, or the antithesis of a hero of the old-fashioned kind who was capable of heroic deeds, who was dashing, strong, brave and resourceful. It is a little doubtful whether such heroes have ever existed in any quantity in fiction except in some romances and in the cheaper kind of romantic novelette. However there have been many instances of fictional heroes who have displayed noble qualities and virtuous attributes. The anti-hero is the man who is given the vocation of failure" (Cuddon 42-43).

	"A protagonist who lacks traditional heroic virtues and noble qualities and is sometimes inept, cowardly, stupid, or dishonest, yet sensitive. The type is best represented in modern fiction and drama, although it appears as early as 1605, in DON QUIXOTE. James Joyce's Leopold BLOOM in ULYSSES, Kingsley Amis' Jim DIXON in LUCKY JIM, and Joseph HELLER's Yossarian in CATCH-22 are antiheores (~~Benét's Readers Encyclopedia~~ 40)."		"A protagonist who lacks traditional heroic virtues and noble qualities and is sometimes inept, cowardly, stupid, or dishonest, yet sensitive. The type is best represented in modern fiction and drama, although it appears as early as 1605, in DON QUIXOTE. James Joyce's Leopold BLOOM in ULYSSES, Kingsley Amis' Jim DIXON in LUCKY JIM, and Joseph HELLER's Yossarian in CATCH-22 are antiheores" (Murphy 40).

	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	"'''Anti''' - a prefix meaning against, opposed to, or opposite of, as in 'anti-aircraft' or 'anti-social'. Borrowed through Old French, or directly from Latin ''anti-'', representing Greek ''anti-'', from ''anti-'' against, instead. ''Anti-'' is cognate with Latin ''ante'', in front of, Gothic ''and'', ''anda-'' against, along, Old High German ''ant-'' against, and Old English ''and-'' against. Related in function to Old English and-, the prefix was generally confined to words such as ''antichrist (Antecrist), antipope (Antepope), antidot, antidotum''. The formation was not popularized until the period of modern English (Barnhart 29)."		"'''Anti''' - a prefix meaning against, opposed to, or opposite of, as in 'anti-aircraft' or 'anti-social'. Borrowed through Old French, or directly from Latin ''anti-'', representing Greek ''anti-'', from ''anti-'' against, instead. ''Anti-'' is cognate with Latin ''ante'', in front of, Gothic ''and'', ''anda-'' against, along, Old High German ''ant-'' against, and Old English ''and-'' against. Related in function to Old English and-, the prefix was generally confined to words such as ''antichrist (Antecrist), antipope (Antepope), antidot, antidotum''. The formation was not popularized until the period of modern English" (Barnhart 29).

	"'''Hero''' - men of superhuman strength, courage, or ability; borrowed from Latin ''hērōēs'', plural of ''hērōs'', from Greek ''hểrōs'' (''hểrōes''). The sense of the chief male character in a play, motion picture, story, etc., is first recorded in 1697.		"'''Hero''' - men of superhuman strength, courage, or ability; borrowed from Latin ''hērōēs'', plural of ''hērōs'', from Greek ''hểrōs'' (''hểrōes''). The sense of the chief male character in a play, motion picture, story, etc., is first recorded in 1697.

	The earliest English forms were the plural ''heroes'' and the singular ''heros'', corresponding to the Latin. A variant singular ''heroe'' was replaced by ''hero'' in the 1600's. '''--heroic''' adj. 1549, shortening of earlier ''heroycus'', adj. (1410), borrowing of Latin ''hērōicus''; and of earlier ''heroical'', adj. (probably before 1425), borrowed from Latin ''hērōicus'', from Greek ''hērōïkós'', from ''hērōs hero''; for suffix see -IC. '''--heroine''' n. Before 1659 ''heroina'' demi-goddess; borrowed through French ''héroïne'', and directly from Latin ''hērōïna, hērōïne'', from Greek ''hērōīnē'', feminine of ''hểrōs hero''. '''--heroism''' n. 1717, borrowed from French ''héroïsme'', from ''héros hero'' (from Latin ''hērōs''); for suffix see -ISM (Barnhart 351)."		The earliest English forms were the plural ''heroes'' and the singular ''heros'', corresponding to the Latin. A variant singular ''heroe'' was replaced by ''hero'' in the 1600's. '''--heroic''' adj. 1549, shortening of earlier ''heroycus'', adj. (1410), borrowing of Latin ''hērōicus''; and of earlier ''heroical'', adj. (probably before 1425), borrowed from Latin ''hērōicus'', from Greek ''hērōïkós'', from ''hērōs hero''; for suffix see -IC. '''--heroine''' n. Before 1659 ''heroina'' demi-goddess; borrowed through French ''héroïne'', and directly from Latin ''hērōïna, hērōïne'', from Greek ''hērōīnē'', feminine of ''hểrōs hero''. '''--heroism''' n. 1717, borrowed from French ''héroïsme'', from ''héros hero'' (from Latin ''hērōs''); for suffix see -ISM" (Barnhart 351).

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==

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	== Examples ==		== Examples ==
	Talia, from Mercedes Lackey's ''Arrows of the Queen''.		Talia, from Mercedes Lackey's ''Arrows of the Queen''. Talia started out as a daughter in a holding who was expected to be married off at a very young age. She was something like a bookworm even though she owned few books. She was also very thin and small. One day, she is Chosen by the Companion Rolan, and as she goes through the years of training to become a Herald. In the third book, ''Arrow's Fall'', she actually goes from being the anti-hero to being an actual hero.

	Vanyel, from Mercedes Lackey's ''The Last Herald Mage''.		Vanyel, from Mercedes Lackey's ''The Last Herald Mage''. Vanyel Ashkevron was a spoiled little brat during most of the first book, ''Magic's Pawn'', but like Talia, by the third book ''Magic's Price'', he becomes a true hero who will be talked about for hundreds of years to come.

	Darian, from Mercedes Lackey's ''Owlflight''.		Darian, from Mercedes Lackey's ''Owlflight''.

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	An anti-hero is a hero who lacks the qualities that are normally found in heroic individuals.		An anti-hero is a hero who lacks the qualities that are normally found in heroic individuals.

	Anti-heroes normally share characteristics such as being "incompetent, unlucky, tactless, clumsy, cock-handed, stupid, buffoonish (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)." Even though the anti-hero has one or more of these characteristics, the reader is still drawn into feeling sympathetic for the anti-hero.		Anti-heroes normally share characteristics such as being "incompetent, unlucky, tactless, clumsy, cock-handed, stupid, buffoonish (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)." Even though the anti-hero normally has one or more of these characteristics, the reader is still drawn into feeling sympathetic for the anti-hero.

	In the early days of literature, the anti-hero was rarely seen, yet now the anti-hero is seen more and more frequently. Some of the earliest examples include "the endearing figure of the eponymous knight of ''Don Quixote'' (1605, 1615) (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" and in "Hylas, in d'Urfe's very successful Astrée (1627) who is a contrast to the conventional hero Céladan (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."		In the early days of literature, the anti-hero was rarely seen, yet now the anti-hero is seen more and more frequently. Some of the earliest examples include "the endearing figure of the eponymous knight of ''Don Quixote'' (1605, 1615) (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" and in "Hylas, in d'Urfe's very successful Astrée (1627) who is a contrast to the conventional hero Céladan (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."

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	An anti-hero is a hero who lacks the qualities that are normally found in heroic individuals.		An anti-hero is a hero who lacks the qualities that are normally found in heroic individuals.

	Anti-heroes normally share characteristics such as "~~incompetence~~, ~~unluckyness~~, ~~tactlessness~~, ~~clumsyness~~, cock-~~handedness~~, ~~stupidness~~, buffoonish (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" ~~yet~~ the reader is drawn into feeling ~~sympathy~~ for the anti-hero ~~none~~ the ~~less. The~~ anti-hero was ~~a rare character in early literature but has become~~ more ~~common in modern times~~. Some of the earliest examples include "the endearing figure of the eponymous knight of ''Don Quixote'' (1605, 1615) (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" and in "Hylas, in d'Urfe's very successful Astrée (1627) who is a contrast to the conventional hero Céladan (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."		Anti-heroes normally share characteristics such as being "incompetent, unlucky, tactless, clumsy, cock-handed, stupid, buffoonish (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)." Even though the anti-hero has one or more of these characteristics, the reader is still drawn into feeling sympathetic for the anti-hero.

			In the early days of literature, the anti-hero was rarely seen, yet now the anti-hero is seen more and more frequently. Some of the earliest examples include "the endearing figure of the eponymous knight of ''Don Quixote'' (1605, 1615) (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" and in "Hylas, in d'Urfe's very successful Astrée (1627) who is a contrast to the conventional hero Céladan (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."

	"A non-hero, or the antithesis of a hero of the old-fashioned kind who was capable of heroic deeds, who was dashing, strong, brave and resourceful. It is a little doubtful whether such heroes have ever existed in any quantity in fiction except in some romances and in the cheaper kind of romantic novelette. However there have been many instances of fictional heroes who have displayed noble qualities and virtuous attributes. The anti-hero is the man who is given the vocation of failure (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."		"A non-hero, or the antithesis of a hero of the old-fashioned kind who was capable of heroic deeds, who was dashing, strong, brave and resourceful. It is a little doubtful whether such heroes have ever existed in any quantity in fiction except in some romances and in the cheaper kind of romantic novelette. However there have been many instances of fictional heroes who have displayed noble qualities and virtuous attributes. The anti-hero is the man who is given the vocation of failure (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."

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	A hero ~~lacking in~~ the qualities that ~~commonly make up a~~ heroic ~~individual~~.		An anti-hero is a hero who lacks the qualities that are normally found in heroic individuals.

	~~Characteristics of an anti~~-~~hero include someone who is~~ "~~incompetent~~, ~~unlucky~~, ~~tactless~~, ~~clumsy~~, cock-~~handed~~, ~~stupid~~, buffoonish (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" yet the reader is drawn into feeling sympathy for the anti-hero none the less. The anti-hero was a rare character in early literature but has become more common in modern times. Some of the earliest examples include "the endearing figure of the eponymous knight of ''Don Quixote'' (1605, 1615) (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" and in "Hylas, in d'Urfe's very successful Astrée (1627) who is a contrast to the conventional hero Céladan (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."		Anti-heroes normally share characteristics such as "incompetence, unluckyness, tactlessness, clumsyness, cock-handedness, stupidness, buffoonish (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" yet the reader is drawn into feeling sympathy for the anti-hero none the less. The anti-hero was a rare character in early literature but has become more common in modern times. Some of the earliest examples include "the endearing figure of the eponymous knight of ''Don Quixote'' (1605, 1615) (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" and in "Hylas, in d'Urfe's very successful Astrée (1627) who is a contrast to the conventional hero Céladan (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."

	"A non-hero, or the antithesis of a hero of the old-fashioned kind who was capable of heroic deeds, who was dashing, strong, brave and resourceful. It is a little doubtful whether such heroes have ever existed in any quantity in fiction except in some romances and in the cheaper kind of romantic novelette. However there have been many instances of fictional heroes who have displayed noble qualities and virtuous attributes. The anti-hero is the man who is given the vocation of failure (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."		"A non-hero, or the antithesis of a hero of the old-fashioned kind who was capable of heroic deeds, who was dashing, strong, brave and resourceful. It is a little doubtful whether such heroes have ever existed in any quantity in fiction except in some romances and in the cheaper kind of romantic novelette. However there have been many instances of fictional heroes who have displayed noble qualities and virtuous attributes. The anti-hero is the man who is given the vocation of failure (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."

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	== Works Cited ==		== Works Cited ==
	Benét's Readers Encyclopedia~~. 4th edition. Bruce Murphy~~. Harper Collins. 1996.		Bruce Murphy. Benét's Readers Encyclopedia. Harper Collins, 1996.

	The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology~~. 1st edition. Robert K. Barnhart~~. Harper Collins. 1995.		Robert K. Barnhart. The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology. Harper Collins, 1995.

	Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory~~. 4th edition. J. A. Cuddon~~. Penguin Reference. 2000.		J. A. Cuddon. Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Penguin Reference, 2000.

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	== Works Cited ==		== Works Cited ==
	Benét's Readers Encyclopedia. 4th edition. Harper Collins. 1996.		Benét's Readers Encyclopedia. 4th edition. Bruce Murphy. Harper Collins. 1996.

	The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology. 1st edition. Harper Collins. 1995.		The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology. 1st edition. Robert K. Barnhart. Harper Collins. 1995.

	Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. 4th edition. Penguin Reference. 2000.		Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. 4th edition. J. A. Cuddon. Penguin Reference. 2000.

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	== Examples ==		== Examples ==
	~~Skif~~, from Mercedes Lackey's ''~~Heralds~~ of ~~Valdemar~~'' ~~books~~. ~~(Take a Thief.)~~		Talia, from Mercedes Lackey's ''Arrows of the Queen''.

	Vanyel, from Mercedes Lackey's ''~~Heralds of Valdemar'' books. (~~The Last Herald Mage.)		Vanyel, from Mercedes Lackey's ''The Last Herald Mage''.

	~~Vincent Valentine~~, from ~~Squaresoft/Square Enix~~'s ''~~Final Fantasy VII~~''.		Darian, from Mercedes Lackey's ''Owlflight''.

	== Works Cited ==		== Works Cited ==

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	~~Like~~ the ~~[[protagonist]]~~ of a ~~story, only he or she does not possess~~ the ~~traditional qualities~~ of the ~~protagonist~~. ~~May not have courage, physical strength~~, or the ~~brains that it takes to be~~ a ~~real~~ hero, ~~"conspicuously lacking~~ in ~~heroic~~ qualities." ~~This~~ "~~often reflect~~ modern ~~man’s ambivalence toward traditional moral~~ and social ~~virtues~~." ~~In general~~, ~~they "distrust~~ the ~~conventional values~~ and ~~are unable~~ to ~~commit themselves to anything"~~ (~~Gale Glossary~~).		A hero lacking in the qualities that commonly make up a heroic individual.

			Characteristics of an anti-hero include someone who is "incompetent, unlucky, tactless, clumsy, cock-handed, stupid, buffoonish (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" yet the reader is drawn into feeling sympathy for the anti-hero none the less. The anti-hero was a rare character in early literature but has become more common in modern times. Some of the earliest examples include "the endearing figure of the eponymous knight of ''Don Quixote'' (1605, 1615) (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)" and in "Hylas, in d'Urfe's very successful Astrée (1627) who is a contrast to the conventional hero Céladan (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."

			"A non-hero, or the antithesis of a hero of the old-fashioned kind who was capable of heroic deeds, who was dashing, strong, brave and resourceful. It is a little doubtful whether such heroes have ever existed in any quantity in fiction except in some romances and in the cheaper kind of romantic novelette. However there have been many instances of fictional heroes who have displayed noble qualities and virtuous attributes. The anti-hero is the man who is given the vocation of failure (Literary Terms & Literary Theory 42-43)."

			"A protagonist who lacks traditional heroic virtues and noble qualities and is sometimes inept, cowardly, stupid, or dishonest, yet sensitive. The type is best represented in modern fiction and drama, although it appears as early as 1605, in DON QUIXOTE. James Joyce's Leopold BLOOM in ULYSSES, Kingsley Amis' Jim DIXON in LUCKY JIM, and Joseph HELLER's Yossarian in CATCH-22 are antiheores (Benét's Readers Encyclopedia 40)."

			== Etymology ==
			"'''Anti''' - a prefix meaning against, opposed to, or opposite of, as in 'anti-aircraft' or 'anti-social'. Borrowed through Old French, or directly from Latin ''anti-'', representing Greek ''anti-'', from ''anti-'' against, instead. ''Anti-'' is cognate with Latin ''ante'', in front of, Gothic ''and'', ''anda-'' against, along, Old High German ''ant-'' against, and Old English ''and-'' against. Related in function to Old English and-, the prefix was generally confined to words such as ''antichrist (Antecrist), antipope (Antepope), antidot, antidotum''. The formation was not popularized until the period of modern English (Barnhart 29)."

			"'''Hero''' - men of superhuman strength, courage, or ability; borrowed from Latin ''hērōēs'', plural of ''hērōs'', from Greek ''hểrōs'' (''hểrōes''). The sense of the chief male character in a play, motion picture, story, etc., is first recorded in 1697.

			The earliest English forms were the plural ''heroes'' and the singular ''heros'', corresponding to the Latin. A variant singular ''heroe'' was replaced by ''hero'' in the 1600's. '''--heroic''' adj. 1549, shortening of earlier ''heroycus'', adj. (1410), borrowing of Latin ''hērōicus''; and of earlier ''heroical'', adj. (probably before 1425), borrowed from Latin ''hērōicus'', from Greek ''hērōïkós'', from ''hērōs hero''; for suffix see -IC. '''--heroine''' n. Before 1659 ''heroina'' demi-goddess; borrowed through French ''héroïne'', and directly from Latin ''hērōïna, hērōïne'', from Greek ''hērōīnē'', feminine of ''hểrōs hero''. '''--heroism''' n. 1717, borrowed from French ''héroïsme'', from ''héros hero'' (from Latin ''hērōs''); for suffix see -ISM (Barnhart 351)."

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==
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	== Works Cited ==		== Works Cited ==
	~~"anti-hero. The Columbia~~ Encyclopedia~~, Sixth Edition. 2001-05." <u>Bartleby.com</u>. <http://www.bartleby~~.~~com/65/an/antihero~~.~~html>~~. ~~(16 February 2006)~~.		Benét's Readers Encyclopedia. 4th edition. Harper Collins. 1996.

	~~"Antihero." Merriam-Webster Online~~ Dictionary. ~~<http://www.m-w~~.~~com>~~. ~~(16 February 2006)~~.		The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology. 1st edition. Harper Collins. 1995.

	~~"Gale - Free Resources - Glossary" Gale Glossary~~. ~~<http://www~~.~~galegroup~~.~~com/free_resources/glossary/>. (16 February 2006)~~.		Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. 4th edition. Penguin Reference. 2000.

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Like the [[protagonist]] of a story, only he or she does not possess the traditional qualities of the protagonist. May not have courage, physical strength, or the brains that it takes to be a real hero, "conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities." This "often reflect modern man’s ambivalence toward traditional moral and social virtues." In general, they "distrust the conventional values and are unable to commit themselves to anything" (Gale Glossary).

== Examples ==
Skif, from Mercedes Lackey's ''Heralds of Valdemar'' books. (Take a Thief.)

Vanyel, from Mercedes Lackey's ''Heralds of Valdemar'' books. (The Last Herald Mage.)

Vincent Valentine, from Squaresoft/Square Enix's ''Final Fantasy VII''.

== Works Cited ==
"anti-hero. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05." <u>Bartleby.com</u>. <http://www.bartleby.com/65/an/antihero.html>. (16 February 2006).

"Antihero." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. <http://www.m-w.com>. (16 February 2006).

"Gale - Free Resources - Glossary" Gale Glossary. <http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/glossary/>. (16 February 2006).