Mastering the Game of Thrones: Essays on George R.R. Martin's a Song of Ice and Fire - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0786496312 ISBN 13: 9780786496310

Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc., 2015

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Páginas: 308 Géneros: 12:DSK:Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers 12:APT:Television 12:DSBB:Literary studies: classical, early & medieval Sinopsis: George R.R. Martin',s A Song of Ice and Fire series is a worldwide phenomenon, and the world of Westeros has seen multiple adaptations, from HBO',s acclaimed television series to graphic novels, console games and orchestral soundtracks. This collection of new essays investigates what makes this world so popular, and why the novels and television series are being taught in university classrooms as genre-defining works within the American fantasy tradition. This volume represents the first sustained scholarly treatment of George R.R. Martin',s groundbreaking work, and includes writing by experts involved in the production of the HBO show. The contributors investigate a number of compelling areas, including the mystery of the shape-shifting wargs, the conflict between religions, the origins of the Dothraki language and the sex lives of knights. The significance of fan cultures and their adaptations is also discussed._,

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“Battis and Johnston have assembled a volume that stands on its own both as rigorous criticism and as an accessible way for rabid fans to lose themselves in Westeros all over again...recommended”—Library Journal

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George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series is a worldwide phenomenon, and the world of Westeros has seen multiple adaptations, from HBO's acclaimed television series to graphic novels, console games and orchestral soundtracks. This collection of new essays investigates what makes this world so popular, and why the novels and television series are being taught in university classrooms as genre-defining works within the American fantasy tradition. This volume represents the first sustained scholarly treatment of George R.R. Martin's groundbreaking work, and includes writing by experts involved in the production of the HBO show. The contributors investigate a number of compelling areas, including the mystery of the shape-shifting wargs, the conflict between religions, the origins of the Dothraki language and the sex lives of knights. The significance of fan cultures and their adaptations is also discussed.

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• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0786496312
• ISBN 13: 9780786496310
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 308
• Herausgeber: Battis Jes, Johnston Susan