The Byronic hero in film, fiction, and television - Stein, Atara (Southern Illinois University Press, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-236) and index
Introduction: the Byronic superhero -- "A fire and motion of the soul": nineteenth-century origins -- "Not such a dork": the rehumanization of the Byronic hero -- "I just want something I can never have": angst, egoism, and immortality -- Star trek's Q: a Byronic hero for The next generation -- "She moves in mysterious ways": the Byronic heroine -- Conclusion: the vampire with the face of an angel