Información General

• Autores: Alfonso Álvarez-Ossorio Rivas (coord.), Fernando Lozano Gómez (coord.), Rosario Moreno Soldevila (coord.), Cristina Rosillo López (coord.)
• Editores: Palgrave Macmillan
• Año de publicación: 2023
• País: Suiza
• Idioma: inglés
• ISBN: 978-3-031-15492-8, 978-3-031-15493-5, 978-3-031-15495-9
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Resumen

• 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.

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Listado de artículos

• • Heroes, Villains, War and Violence in Game of Thrones

    Alfonso Álvarez-Ossorio Rivas, Fernando Lozano Gómez, Rosario Moreno Soldevila, Cristina Rosillo López

    págs. 1-8

    

  • “The Things I do for Love”: Heroes, Villains and None of the Above

    • Scheming in the Shadow of Tyrants: The ‘Littlefinger’ Type in Roman Historiography

      Antonino Pittà

      págs. 11-28

      

    • Parallel Lives: Connections Between the Lannisters and Historical Dynasties

      Víctor Andrés Torres González, Marcos Rafael Cañas Pelayo

      págs. 29-53

      

    • The Tragedy of Eddard Stark: Greek Tragedy in A Song of Ice and Fire

      Isidro Molina Zorrilla

      págs. 55-75

      

    • “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

      Maureen Attali

      págs. 77-111

      

  • “Some Allies are More Dangerous than Enemies”: Warfare and Violence

    • Juggling “a Hundred Balls in the Air”: Reflections of the Year of the Four Emperors in the War of the Five Kings

      Louis Autin

      págs. 115-136

      

    • The Punic Wars in the World of A Song of Ice and Fire

      Iván Moreno Marín

      págs. 137-154

      

    • The “Battle of the Bastards”: A Tactical Iconic Narrative

      Carlo Lualdi

      págs. 155-175

      

    • 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

      Denis Álvarez Pérez-Sostoa

      págs. 177-199

      

    • From Greek Tragic Drama to Fantastic Terror: Tragic Echoes in A Storm of Swords’ Red Wedding

      Alexia Dedieu

      págs. 201-220