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Full Description
This book focuses on the characters that populate the Game of Thrones universe and on one of the most salient features of their interaction: violence and warfare. It analyses these questions from a multidisciplinary perspective that is chiefly based on Classical Studies. The book is divided into two sections. The first section explores Martin's characters as the mainstay of both the novels and the TV series, since the author has peopled his universe with three-dimensional intriguing characters that resonate with the reader/audience. The second section is devoted to violence and warfare, both pervasive in the Game of Thrones universe. In particular, the TV series' depiction of violence is explicit, going beyond the limits that have seldom been traversed in primetime television i.e. the execution of Ned Stark, the "Red Wedding" and "Battle of the Bastards". In the Game of Thrones universe, violence is not only restricted to warfare but is an everyday occurrence, a result of the social and gender inequalities characterising the world created by Martin.
Contents
1 Heroes, Villains, War and Violence in Game of Thrones.- Part I "The Things I do for Love": Heroes, Villains and None of the Above.- 2 Scheming in the Shadow of Tyrants: The 'Littlefinger' Type in Roman Historiography.- 3 Parallel Lives: Connections Between the Lannisters and Historical Dynasties.- 4 The Tragedy of Eddard Stark: Greek Tragedy in A Song of Ice andFire.- 5 "Was it a God, a Demon, a Sorcerous Trick?". Magic, Performative Rituals, and Moral Standards in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones.- Part II "Some Allies are More Dangerous than Enemies": Warfare and Violence.- 6 Juggling "a Hundred Balls in the Air": Reflections of the Year of the Four Emperors in the War of the Five Kings.- 7 The Punic Wars in the World of A Song of Ice and Fire.- 8 The "Battle of the Bastards": A Tactical Iconic Narrative.- 9 Some Heads Are Gonna Roll: Punishments and Executions in G. R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and in HBO's TV Series.- 10 From Greek Tragic Drama to Fantastic Terror: Tragic Echoes in A Storm of Swords' Red Wedding.
