The Villain's Journey
Descent and Return in Science Fiction and Fantasy
The villain's journey is rare in popular culture--most characters are fully-formed tyrants with little to no story arc. However, a few particularly epic series take the time to develop complex villains, including Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Babylon 5, Game of Thrones, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Increasingly, villains' origin stories have found new popularity through films like Wicked, Maleficent, and Despicable Me, alongside shows starring serial killers and Machiavellian schemers. This book examines the villain's decline and subsequent struggle toward redemption, asking why these characters are willing to cross moral l…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4766-8430-7
- EAN: 9781476684307
- Produktnummer: 37113367
- Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 248 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.4 cm 408 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 408
Über den Autor
Valerie Estelle Frankel teaches English at Mission College and San Jose City College. The author of 75 popular culture books and more than 100 stories and essays, she lives in Sunnyvale, California.
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