TV Goes to Hell: An Unofficial Road Map of Supernatural - Brossura

Lavery, Stacey Abbott And David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1459650107 ISBN 13: 9781459650107

Casa editrice: ReadHowYouWant, 2013

Riassunto

As a natural heir to the long - running television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural has risen to prominence with a strong cult following, and this collection of essays from contributors around the globe investigates the genre - bending series' cultural footprint both in North America and abroad. The book explores topics such as folklore, religion, gender and sexuality, comedy, music, and much more, and offers a brief guide to all the episodes as well. Supernatural follows brothers Dean and Sam Winchester as they encounter and battle evil beings such as vampires, shapeshifters, ghouls, and ghosts from a multitude of genres including folklore, urban legends, and religious history. Contributors to the collection come from the U.S., the UK, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Spain, and Austria.

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L'autore:

""David Lavery is Professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of numerous essays and reviews, and the author/editor/co-editor of 17 books including Joss Whedon: Conversations and The Essential Cult TV Reader. Stacey Abbott is Reader in Film and Television Studies at Roehampton University. She is the editor/co-editor of Reading Angel: The TV Spin-off with a Soul, (with Simon Brown) Investigating Alias: Secrets and Spies, and (with Deborah Jermyn) Falling in Love Again: Romantic Comedy in Contemporary Cinema, and is the general editor for Tauris's Investigating Cult TV series.""

Su questa edizione

• Editore: ReadHowYouWant
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1459650107
• ISBN 13: 9781459650107
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 496