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The Villain's Journey

- Descent and Return in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Af: Valerie Estelle Frankel Engelsk Paperback

The Villain's Journey

- Descent and Return in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Af: Valerie Estelle Frankel Engelsk Paperback
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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 lines that "good" characters are not. The first half follows characters like Loki, Jessica Jones and Killmonger through the villain''s journey: an inverse or twisted version of scholar Joseph Cambell''s hero''s journey. The remainder of this book examines the many different villainous archetypes such as the trickster, the outcast, the tyrant, or the misunderstood hero in greater detail. Written for writers, creators, fans, and mythologists, this book offers a peek into the minds of some of fiction''s greatest villains.

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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 lines that "good" characters are not. The first half follows characters like Loki, Jessica Jones and Killmonger through the villain''s journey: an inverse or twisted version of scholar Joseph Cambell''s hero''s journey. The remainder of this book examines the many different villainous archetypes such as the trickster, the outcast, the tyrant, or the misunderstood hero in greater detail. Written for writers, creators, fans, and mythologists, this book offers a peek into the minds of some of fiction''s greatest villains.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 247
ISBN-13: 9781476684307
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1476684308
Kategori: Filmgenrer
Udg. Dato: 22 nov 2021
Længde: 13mm
Bredde: 152mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato: 22 nov 2021
Forfatter(e): Valerie Estelle Frankel
Forfatter(e) Valerie Estelle Frankel


Kategori Filmgenrer


ISBN-13 9781476684307


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 247


Udgave


Længde 13mm


Bredde 152mm


Højde 229mm


Udg. Dato 22 nov 2021


Oplagsdato 22 nov 2021


Forlag McFarland & Co Inc

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