Such absolutisms included a heroic myth about U.S. history interpreted as the rise of «the successful male white Protestant, whose features were turned into ideals for the entire human race.» (religion-online.org)
Corbijn does get credit for torpedoing the heroic myth that surrounds Curtis, who hanged himself at 23, before Joy Division had found mainstream success. (sfgate.com)
In London hospitals and first aid stations in France, she'll engage with the charnel house horrors of war, and becomes determined to reject the heroic myths still being peddled at home. (independent.ie)