Power and Subversion in Game of Thrones

Critical Essays on the HBO Series

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Edited by A. Keith Kelly

Type: Essays
Subject: One Film > Game of Thrones (TV Series)
Keywords: TV Series, Kristian Nairn, film making
Publishing date: 2022
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Language: English

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Paperback • 198 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-8264-8

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Book Presentation:
This collection of essays examines the structures of power and the ways in which power is exercised and felt in the fantasy world of Game of Thrones. It considers how the expectations of viewers, particularly within the genre of epic fantasy, are subverted across the full 8 seasons of the series. The assembled team of international scholars, representing a variety of disciplines, addresses such topics as the power of speech and magic; the role of nationality and politics; disability, race and gender; and the ways in which each reinforces or subverts power in Westeros and Essos.

About the Author:
A. Keith Kelly is a professor of English at Georgia Gwinnett College, outside of Atlanta, where he teaches medieval literature, linguistics and writing. In addition to being a poet and author of short fiction, he has published work on literary pragmatics, Old Norse saga, the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and the representation of the Middle Ages in film and television.

Press Reviews:
"This book stands out as a collection of essays that together present a sweeping examination of the HBO series, with some attention to the books, from various disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. ...Collectively, the essays in this book demonstrate how the series is open to multiple readings and repeatedly explore how conflicts between readings may have shaped the audience's dissatisfaction with the final seasons....recommended"―Choice

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