Research Catalog

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Description

1. xv, 252 pages : illustrations; 20 cm.

Summary

1. Game of Thrones is a phenomenon. As Carolyne Larrington reveals in this essential companion to George R R Martin's fantasy novels and the HBO mega-hit series based on them the show is the epitome of water-cooler TV. It is the subject of intense debate in national newspapers; by PhD students asking why Westeros has yet to see an industrial revolution, or whether astronomy explains the continent's climatic problems and unpredictable solstices ('winter is coming'); and by bloggers and cultural commentators contesting the series' startling portrayals of power, sex and gender. Yet no book has divulged how George R R Martin constructed his remarkable universe out of the Middle Ages. Discussing novels and TV series alike, Larrington explores among other topics: sigils, giants, dragons and direwolves in medieval texts; ravens, old gods and the Weirwood in Norse myth; and a gothic, exotic orient in the eastern continent, Essos. From the White Walkers to the Red Woman, from Casterley Rock to the Shivering Sea, this is an indispensable guide to the twenty-first century's most important fantasy creation.

Subject

1. Martin, George R. R
2. Game of thrones (Television program)
3. Song of ice and fire (Martin, George R. R.)
4. Middle Ages in popular culture
5. Middle Ages in literature
6. Middle Ages on television
7. Fantasy television programs > Miscellanea
8. Fantasy literature, American > History and criticism
9. Fantasy literature, American
10. Fantasy television programs
11. Middle Ages in popular culture
12. Middle Ages on television

Genre/Form

1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
2. Trivia and miscellanea

Contents

1. Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Centre -- ch. 2 The North -- ch. 3 The West -- ch. 4 Across the Narrow Sea -- ch. 5 The East.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing action (note)

1. committed to retain