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Download or read book Villains and Villainy written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays explores the representations, incarnations and manifestations of evil when it is embodied in a particular villain or in an evil presence. All the essays contribute to showing how omnipresent yet vastly under-studied the phenomena of the villain and evil are. Together they confirm the importance of the continued study of villains and villainy in order to understand the premises behind the representation of evil, its internal localized logic, its historical contingency, and its specific conditions.
Book Synopsis Global Perspectives on Villains and Villainy Today by :
Download or read book Global Perspectives on Villains and Villainy Today written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This e-book presents the findings of the 2nd global, interdisciplinary conference on Villains and Villainy, which was held at Oriel College, Oxford in September 2010 as part of the research network Inter-Disciplinary.Net.
Book Synopsis Villains and Heroes, or Villains as Heroes? Essays on the Relationship between Villainy and Evil by : Luke Seaber
Download or read book Villains and Heroes, or Villains as Heroes? Essays on the Relationship between Villainy and Evil written by Luke Seaber and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What constitutes a villain? How does villainy differ from evil? Do villains created for children's fiction differ from those created for adults? The villains considered in this volume come from an eclectic range of sources - from comic books to film and from novels to television serials - and a broad selection of times and places. Villains continue to raise troubling questions about the role of narrative in both fiction and real life.
Book Synopsis Because You Love to Hate Me by : Amerie
Download or read book Because You Love to Hate Me written by Amerie and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edgy anthology pairs 13 acclaimed, bestselling authors with 13 influential BookTubers to reimagine fairy tales from the oft-misunderstood villains' points of view.
Book Synopsis Villainy in Western Culture by : M. Gregory Kendrick
Download or read book Villainy in Western Culture written by M. Gregory Kendrick and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every society has its lineup of wicked, unethical characters—real or fictional—who are regarded as villainous. This book explores how Western societies have used villains to sort insiders from outsiders and establish behavioral norms to support harmony and well-being. There are three parts: nature and “barbarians” as sinister “others” bent on destroying Western civilization; tyrants, traitors and “femmes fatales” as challenges to ideals of legitimate governance, patriotism and gender roles; and gangsters, grifters and murderers as models of evil or unprincipled behavior. The author also discusses two related phenomena: the dramatic paring down of what is considered villainous in the West, and the proliferation of over-the-top villains in pop culture and mass media. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Book Synopsis The American Villain by : Richard A. Hall
Download or read book The American Villain written by Richard A. Hall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television seeks to provide one go-to reference for the study of the most popular and iconic villains in American popular culture. Since the 1980s, pop culture has focused on what makes a villain a villain. The Joker, Darth Vader, and Hannibal Lecter have all been placed under the microscope to get to the origins of their villainy. Additionally, such bad guys as Angelus from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Barnabas Collins from Dark Shadows have emphasized the desire for redemption—in even the darkest of villains. Various incarnations of Lucifer/Satan have even gone so far as to explore the very foundations of what we consider "evil." The American Villain: Encyclopedia of Bad Guys in Comics, Film, and Television seeks to collect all of those stories into one comprehensive volume. The volume opens with essays about villains in popular culture, followed by 100 A–Z entries on the most notorious bad guys in film, comics, and more. Sidebars highlight ancillary points of interest, such as authors, creators, and tropes that illuminate the motives of various villains. A glossary of key terms and a bibliography provide students with resources to continue their study of what makes the "baddest" among us so bad.
Book Synopsis Geoffrey P. Ward's Guide to Villainy by : M. A. Nichols
Download or read book Geoffrey P. Ward's Guide to Villainy written by M. A. Nichols and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successful villains aren't born. They're made.Unless you're born into the role of hero or handed it by misguided fairy godmothers, you can never hope to achieve anything beyond the measly life you've got. At least that's what the fairy tale fops would have you believe. They prefer people to think that only divine destiny allows others the right to join their exclusive club, but fate isn't a good enough reason to let the heroes get all the glory.However, from "once upon a time" to "happily ever after", heroes have stacked the deck against the intrepid villains. Until now.Geoffrey P. Ward is the world's foremost (and only) fairy tale villain consultant, and in this guide, he outlines all the critical tips for success you need to achieve your villainous goals. Whether looking to overthrow a kingdom or put your unruly stepdaughter in her place, Geoffrey P. Ward's Guide to Villainy will give you the tools and knowledge you need to succeed.Because even villains deserve a happily ever after.
Book Synopsis The Supervillain Reader by : Robert Moses Peaslee
Download or read book The Supervillain Reader written by Robert Moses Peaslee and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Jerold J. Abrams, José Alaniz, John Carey, Maurice Charney, Peter Coogan, Joe Cruz, Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Stefan Danter, Adam Davidson-Harden, Randy Duncan, Richard Hall, Richard Heldenfels, Alberto Hermida, Víctor Hernández-Santaolalla, A. G. Holdier, Tiffany Hong, Stephen Graham Jones, Siegfried Kracauer, Naja Later, Ryan Litsey, Tara Lomax, Tony Magistrale, Matthew McEniry, Cait Mongrain, Grant Morrison, Robert Moses Peaslee, David D. Perlmutter, W. D. Phillips, Jared Poon, Duncan Prettyman, Vladimir Propp, Noriko T. Reider, Robin S. Rosenberg, Hannah Ryan, Lennart Soberon, J. Richard Stevens, Lars Stoltzfus-Brown, John N. Thompson, Dan Vena, and Robert G. Weiner The Supervillain Reader, featuring both reprinted and original essays, reveals why we are so fascinated with the villain. The obsession with the villain is not a new phenomenon, and, in fact, one finds villains who are “super” going as far back as ancient religious and mythological texts. This innovative collection brings together essays, book excerpts, and original content from a wide variety of scholars and writers, weaving a rich tapestry of thought regarding villains in all their manifestations, including film, literature, television, games, and, of course, comics and sequential art. While The Supervillain Reader focuses on the latter, it moves beyond comics to show how the vital concept of the supervillain is part of our larger consciousness. Editors Robert Moses Peaslee and Robert G. Weiner collect pieces that explore how the villain is a complex part of narratives regardless of the original source. The Joker, Lex Luthor, Harley Quinn, Darth Vader, and Magneto must be compelling, stimulating, and proactive, whereas the superhero (or protagonist) is most often reactive. Indeed, whether in comics, films, novels, religious tomes, or video games, the eternal struggle between villain and hero keeps us coming back to these stories over and over again.
Download or read book The Devil Himself written by Stacy Gillis and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the villain in detective fiction and film. It examines such questions as what the villains reflect about the heroes, what they reflect about society, and what defines villainous activity. The texts range from Charles Brockden Brown's "Weiland" (1798) to the film "Seven" (1995).
Book Synopsis The Anatomy of Villainy by : Nigel Balchin
Download or read book The Anatomy of Villainy written by Nigel Balchin and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media by : Nizar Zouidi
Download or read book Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media written by Nizar Zouidi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-24 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performativity of Villainy and Evil in Anglophone Literature and Media studies the performative nature of evil characters, acts and emotions across intersecting genres, disciplines and historical eras. This collection brings together scholars and artists with different institutional standings, cultural backgrounds and (inter)disciplinary interests with the aim of energizing the ongoing discussion of the generic and thematic issues related to the representation of villainy and evil in literature and media. The volume covers medieval literature to contemporary literature and also examines important aspects of evil in literature such as social and political identity, the gothic and systemic evil practices. In addition to literature, the book considers examples of villainy in film, TV and media, revealing that performance, performative control and maneuverability are the common characteristics of villains across the different literary and filmic genres and eras studied in the volume.
Book Synopsis Villains, Villainy and Villainpunk by : Jeff Mach
Download or read book Villains, Villainy and Villainpunk written by Jeff Mach and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before we begin, you should know:VILLAINY IS APPARENTLY CONTAGIOUS.Even LISTENING to a Villain can get you accused of Villainy, even if you listen with scorn. The Writings of Villains are secret runes, innocuous at first glance, but addictive, seductive, and, in the end, ineluctable.In short, whatever you do, DON'T READ THESE WRITINGS.Contained in this deceptively slim volume are many, many little stories, largely in assorted scifi/fantasy/speculative fiction settings (and don't get us STARTED on the Fairy Tales). They're often satirical, frequently sharp-edged, sometimes poison-tipped, and what's worse is, NONE of them show proper respect and reverence to Heroes, much less Goodness, Truth, and Light.This is clearly Very Bad, and you should STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS BOOK.I mean, you're familiar with Atlantis, surely? It drowned because its citizens didn't recognize the basic truth: words are immensely powerful, and thus need to be trapped beneath layers of fear, shame, guilt, and unhappiness. We need to rely those who seek selflessly to protect us by trying to blot out, censor, cancel, or silence the wrong words; and if all of those Wards and Circles of Protection fail us, we've nothing left to fall on except the knowledge that we're bad people for doing all this reading, and we should feel the most hideous Remorse.Because otherwise...Otherwise, how will we know which things are acceptable to do, speak, and think?It's those damn Villainpunks, the Dark Lords, Villains, and Monsters who break rules, disobey, and challenge the ideas of what's permissible and what's possible. They're beasts; unruly, unrulable; rogues, cads, ne'er-do-wells, rakehells, vagabonds, pirates, FIENDS.And you surely don't want to be like them.Wait.....you DO?DAMNIT, IT'S TOO LATE. THE CONTAGION HAS SPREAD, AND YOU ARE INFECTED.Well, nothing for it, then. Best buy this book and resign yourself to a live of infamy. Pull up a seat at the bar; first round's on the house. Oh, and sometimes there's poetry. Sorry. Nothing we can do about it; the Management has a thing for silly rhymes.___MONSTERS are we? Oh, good heavensesThis news might spoil our elevensesI gotta tell you, it ain't rightTo put us off our appetite.MONSTERS are we? Bloody cheek!I ain't done nothin' bad this weekI've 'alf a mind to cry a river.But firstly, I shall eat your liver.~Jeff Mach,Dark Lord
Book Synopsis Shakspeare's Dramatic Works by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book Shakspeare's Dramatic Works written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1791 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words by : Samuel Ayscough
Download or read book An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words written by Samuel Ayscough and published by . This book was released on 1791 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by Shakspeare by : Samuel Ayscough
Download or read book An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by Shakspeare written by Samuel Ayscough and published by . This book was released on 1827 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dramatic Works with Explanatory Notes. A New Ed., to which is Now Added a Copious Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words by Samuel Ayscough by : William Shakespeare
Download or read book Dramatic Works with Explanatory Notes. A New Ed., to which is Now Added a Copious Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words by Samuel Ayscough written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1790 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by Shakespeare by : Samuel Ayscough
Download or read book An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by Shakespeare written by Samuel Ayscough and published by . This book was released on 1790 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
