"Superman" by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

About this episode

The episode discusses the literary significance of the work 'Superman' by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster within the context of a debate on the definition of literature.

While I was studying Literary Analysis for my undergraduate degree in English Literature, a debate arose about the definition of literature itself. One of the topics of the debate was the novel *Superman* by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The debate concluded that the work falls into the category of literature because it is not simply a comic book but has a complex historical background.

People in this episode

Host: Patricia López Muñoz

Topics covered

• literary analysis
• definition of literature
• comic books
• historical background
• debate

Keywords

• Superman
• literary analysis
• Jerry Siegel
• Joe Shuster
• definition of literature
• comic books
• historical background

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Books & works: Superman

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